योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-44

खात्मा खमेव तत्रैव स्वप्नाभं दृश्यमाहरन् ।
पुनः स्वमरणं वेत्ति पुनर्जन्म पुनर्जगत् ॥ ४४ ॥

khātmā khameva tatraiva svapnābhaṃ dṛśyamāharan ,
punaḥ svamaraṇaṃ vetti punarjanma punarjagat 44

44. kha-ātmā kham eva tatra eva svapna-ābham dṛśyam āharan
punaḥ sva-maraṇam vetti punaḥ janma punaḥ jagat

44. kha-ātmā kham eva tatra eva svapna-ābham dṛśyam āharan,
punaḥ sva-maraṇam,
punaḥ janma,
punaḥ jagat vetti.

44. The self (ātman) of consciousness (kha), projecting a dream-like visible reality solely within that very consciousness (kha), perceives again its own death, again birth, and again the world (jagat).

44. בהיותו בעל טבע של חלל, התופס באותו חלל עולם נגלה הדומה לחלום, הוא חווה שוב את מותו שלו, שוב לידה ושוב עולם.

Words meanings summery:

• ख-आत्मा (kha-ātmā) - the self of consciousness, the ether-self

• खम् (kham) - ether, space, consciousness

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• स्वप्न-आभम् (svapna-ābham) - dream-like, appearing like a dream

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, to be seen, perceived object, phenomenon

• आहरन् (āharan) - bringing, drawing, projecting, taking

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• स्व-मरणम् (sva-maraṇam) - one's own death

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• जन्म (janma) - birth, production, origin

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving

Words meanings and morphology

ख-आत्मा (kha-ātmā) - the self of consciousness, the ether-self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kha-ātman

kha-ātman - the self residing in or composed of ether/space/consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ātman)

• kha – ether, space, sky, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual, vital breath
  noun (masculine)

खम् (kham) - ether, space, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - ether, space, sky, zero, consciousness

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्वप्न-आभम् (svapna-ābham) - dream-like, appearing like a dream

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - resembling a dream, dream-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster, color
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, to be seen, perceived object, phenomenon

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible, an object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive

Formed from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-ya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आहरन् (āharan) - bringing, drawing, projecting, taking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āharat

āharat - bringing, drawing in, seizing, offering, projecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्व-मरणम् (sva-maraṇam) - one's own death

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-maraṇa

sva-maraṇa - one's own death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+maraṇa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• maraṇa – death, dying, the act of dying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root 'mṛ'
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

2nd class Parasmaipada verb

Root: vid (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

जन्म (janma) - birth, production, origin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, production, origin, existence

Root: jan (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

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