योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-5

जगत्स्वप्न इवाशेषमसदप्यनुभूयते ।
यन्नास्ति चेत्तन्निःशेषं चिदेवेत्थं कचत्यलम् ॥ ५ ॥

jagatsvapna ivāśeṣamasadapyanubhūyate ,
yannāsti cettanniḥśeṣaṃ cidevetthaṃ kacatyalam 5

5. jagat svapnaḥ iva aśeṣam asat api anubhūyate yat na
asti cet tat niḥśeṣam cit eva itthaṃ kacati alam

5. aśeṣam jagat svapnaḥ iva asat api anubhūyate.
cet yat na asti,
tat niḥśeṣam cit eva itthaṃ alam kacati.

5. The entire world (jagat), even though it is non-existent (asat), is experienced as if it were a dream. If that which appears (the world) truly does not exist, then it is entirely consciousness (cit) alone that manifests itself in this way, indeed.

Words meanings summery:

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

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entire, complete, whole, without remainder

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• अपि (api) - also, even, although, if

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

• यत् (yat) - which, that which, whoever

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - entirely, completely, without remainder

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• इत्थं (itthaṁ) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, manifests

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, indeed, truly

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ja-'

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entire, complete, whole, without remainder

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - entire, complete, whole, without remainder

Root: śiṣ

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from 'as' (to be) with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

अपि (api) - also, even, although, if

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of anubhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Relative pronoun introducing a clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - entirely, completely, without remainder

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥśeṣa

niḥśeṣa - entire, complete, without remainder

Prefix: nis

Root: śiṣ

Note: Adverbial usage.

चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, intelligence, knowledge, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'cit'.

इत्थं (itthaṁ) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: kac (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)