योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-16

भात्यकारणकं स्वप्ने शुद्धौ द्रष्टैव केवलः ।
तेनात्र कारणाभावो न द्रष्टास्ति न दर्शनम् ॥ १६ ॥

bhātyakāraṇakaṃ svapne śuddhau draṣṭaiva kevalaḥ ,
tenātra kāraṇābhāvo na draṣṭāsti na darśanam 16

16. bhāti akāraṇakam svapne śuddhau draṣṭā eva kevalaḥ |
tena atra kāraṇa abhāvaḥ na draṣṭā asti na darśanam

16. śuddhau svapne akāraṇakam kevalaḥ draṣṭā eva bhāti
tena atra kāraṇa abhāvaḥ na draṣṭā na asti darśanam na

16. In the pure state, only the seer (ātman) shines forth, without any external cause, similar to what happens in a dream. Therefore, in this context, there is no cause, no seer, and no act of seeing.

Words meanings summery:

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems, becomes manifest

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without cause, causeless, uncaused

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• शुद्धौ (śuddhau) - in purity, in the pure state

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

• केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, mere

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that reason (by that, therefore, by him)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (context)

• कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, negation

• न (na) - not, no

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, perception, sight

Words meanings and morphology

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems, becomes manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without cause, causeless, uncaused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - without cause, uncaused

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kāraṇaka' (having a cause)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kāraṇaka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇaka – having a cause
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from 'kāraṇa' with suffix '-ka'

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

शुद्धौ (śuddhau) - in purity, in the pure state

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śuddhi

śuddhi - purity, purification, cleanness

Derived from root śudh (to be pure) with suffix -ti

Root: śudh (class 4)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, one who sees

Agent noun

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, mere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, simple, mere, pure, uncompounded

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that reason (by that, therefore, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (context)

(indeclinable)

कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of kāraṇābhāvaḥ compound; treated as separate for no sandhi

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, negation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'bhāva' (being, existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of kāraṇābhāvaḥ compound; treated as separate for no sandhi

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, one who sees

Agent noun

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, perception, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception, vision, philosophical system

Action noun

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -ana

Root: dṛś (class 1)