योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-1

व्याध उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ सत्यतासत्यता कथम् ।
स्थितः स्वप्नदृशा चैष सुमहान्संशयो मम ॥ १ ॥

vyādha uvāca ,
evaṃ cettanmuniśreṣṭha satyatāsatyatā katham ,
sthitaḥ svapnadṛśā caiṣa sumahānsaṃśayo mama 1

1. vyādhaḥ uvāca evam cet tat muniśreṣṭha satyatā asatyatā
katham sthitaḥ svapnadṛśā ca eṣaḥ sumahān saṃśayaḥ mama

1. vyādhaḥ uvāca.
muniśreṣṭha! evam cet,
tat satyatā asatyatā katham sthitaḥ? ca eṣaḥ mama sumahān saṃśayaḥ svapnadṛśā (viṣaye asti).

1. The hunter said: 'If this is so, O best of sages, then how is the distinction between truth and untruth (reality and unreality) to be understood? This very great doubt of mine concerns what is perceived in a dream.'

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages, O most excellent ascetic

• सत्यता (satyatā) - truthfulness, reality

• असत्यता (asatyatā) - untruthfulness, unreality

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - how is it understood / established (situated, standing, existing, understood)

• स्वप्नदृशा (svapnadṛśā) - by dream-vision, by the vision of a dream

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages, O most excellent ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages, chief of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

सत्यता (satyatā) - truthfulness, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - truthfulness, reality, state of being true

Derived from 'satya' with suffix '-tā'

असत्यता (asatyatā) - untruthfulness, unreality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatyatā

asatyatā - untruthfulness, unreality, state of being untrue

Derived from 'asatya' with suffix '-tā'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+satyatā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satyatā – truthfulness, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'satya' with suffix '-tā'

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - how is it understood / established (situated, standing, existing, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वप्नदृशा (svapnadṛśā) - by dream-vision, by the vision of a dream

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svapnadṛś

svapnadṛś - dream-vision, sight in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+dṛś)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, vision
  noun (feminine)
  Root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, huge, immense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Derived from root 'śī' (to lie) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me