योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-8

यथा दृष्टिश्चिराद्ध्वान्ते भाति चक्रकरूपिणी ।
सुषुप्तमेव तत्रासीत्तथा स्वप्नत्वमागतम् ॥ ८ ॥

yathā dṛṣṭiścirāddhvānte bhāti cakrakarūpiṇī ,
suṣuptameva tatrāsīttathā svapnatvamāgatam 8

8. yathā dṛṣṭiḥ cirāt dhvānte bhāti cakrakarūpiṇī
suṣuptam eva tatra āsīt tathā svapnatvam āgatam

8. yathā dṛṣṭiḥ cirāt dhvānte cakrakarūpiṇī bhāti
tathā tatra suṣuptam eva svapnatvam āgatam āsīt

8. Just as a vision appears in prolonged darkness, taking on the form of a luminous disc, similarly, that very state of deep sleep (suṣupti) transformed into the state of a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - a vision (sight, vision, view, understanding)

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

• ध्वान्ते (dhvānte) - in darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

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

• चक्रकरूपिणी (cakrakarūpiṇī) - having the form of a luminous disc (having the form of a disc, disc-shaped)

• सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep (suṣupti) (deep sleep, profound slumber)

• एव (eva) - very (state of) (only, just, indeed, very)

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

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was present (was, existed)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• स्वप्नत्वम् (svapnatvam) - the state of a dream (the state of being a dream, dream-state)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - attained (the state of) (attained, arrived, come to)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - a vision (sight, vision, view, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, understanding, eye

from root dṛś + ktin

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of cira

cira - long (of time), lasting, ancient

Note: Ablative singular of cira, functioning adverbially.

ध्वान्ते (dhvānte) - in darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhvānta

dhvānta - darkness, gloom

from root dhvan

Root: dhvan (class 1)

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

चक्रकरूपिणी (cakrakarūpiṇī) - having the form of a luminous disc (having the form of a disc, disc-shaped)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cakrakarūpiṇī

cakrakarūpiṇī - having the form of a wheel/disc

Compound adjective from cakraka and rūpiṇī (feminine of rūpin)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakraka+rūpiṇī)

• cakraka – a small wheel, disc
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive of cakra
• rūpiṇī – having a form, endowed with a form
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of rūpin (from rūpa + ini)

Note: Qualifies 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep (suṣupti) (deep sleep, profound slumber)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deep sleep, sound asleep

Past Passive Participle

from root svap (to sleep), with prefix su-

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

एव (eva) - very (state of) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

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

(indeclinable)

from pronominal root ta-

आसीत् (āsīt) - was present (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नत्वम् (svapnatvam) - the state of a dream (the state of being a dream, dream-state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnatva

svapnatva - the state of a dream, dreaminess

from svapna + tva (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+tva)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  from root svap
  Root: svap (class 2)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Object of 'āgatam'.

आगतम् (āgatam) - attained (the state of) (attained, arrived, come to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

from root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'suṣuptam'.