योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-23

एकमेव चिदाकाशं साकारत्वमनेककम् ।
स्वरूपमजहद्धत्ते यत्स्वप्न इव तज्जगत् ॥ २३ ॥

ekameva cidākāśaṃ sākāratvamanekakam ,
svarūpamajahaddhatte yatsvapna iva tajjagat 23

23. ekam eva cit-ākāśam sākāratvam anekakam
svarūpam ajahat dhatte yat svapne iva tat jagat

23. ekam eva cit-ākāśam svarūpam ajahat anekakam
sākāratvam dhatte yat tat jagat svapne iva

23. The single expanse of consciousness (cidākāśa) itself, without abandoning its essential nature, assumes a manifold formed existence. That world (jagat) is indeed like a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the ether of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness

• साकारत्वम् (sākāratvam) - the state of having form, formedness, embodiment

• अनेककम् (anekakam) - manifold, many-formed, various, not one

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - its own nature, its essential form, inherent nature

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up, not forsaking

• धत्ते (dhatte) - it holds, it assumes, it takes on, it places

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the dream state

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

Words meanings and morphology

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, unique, primary

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the ether of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness

(noun)

neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - the ether/expanse of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, ether, space, expanse
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

साकारत्वम् (sākāratvam) - the state of having form, formedness, embodiment

(noun)

neuter, singular of sākāratva

sākāratva - the state of being with form, formedness, materiality

Derived from sākāra (having form) + -tva (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sākāra+tva)

• sākāra – having form, embodied, material
  adjective
  Compound: sa (with) + ākāra (form)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (neuter)

अनेककम् (anekakam) - manifold, many-formed, various, not one

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anekaka

anekaka - manifold, various, not one, multiple

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ekaka)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ekaka – single, sole, unique
  adjective
  From eka + -ka (diminutive/emphatic suffix)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - its own nature, its essential form, inherent nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, essential nature, identity, intrinsic nature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+rūpa)

• sva – self, own, one's own
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up, not forsaking

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ajahat

ajahat - not abandoning, not forsaking, not giving up

Present Active Participle (negative)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jahat)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jahat – abandoning, giving up, forsaking
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Root: hā (class 3)

धत्ते (dhatte) - it holds, it assumes, it takes on, it places

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice

Root: dhā (class 3)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the dream state

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dream state

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, the universe, that which moves, moving

Present Active Participle (when used as adjective)

Root: gam (class 1)