योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-2

मुनिरुवाच ।
देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यैर्या संविन्निश्चितोदिता ।
काकतालीयवद्भाति सा सत्यस्वप्ननामिका ॥ २ ॥

muniruvāca ,
deśakālakriyādravyairyā saṃvinniścitoditā ,
kākatālīyavadbhāti sā satyasvapnanāmikā 2

2. muniḥ uvāca deśakālakriyādravyaiḥ yā saṃvit
niścita-uditā kākātālīyavat bhāti sā satyasvapnanāmikā

2. muniḥ uvāca.
yā saṃvit deśakālakriyādravyaiḥ niścitā (ca) uditā,
(ca) kākātālīyavat bhāti,
sā satyasvapnanāmikā (ucyate).

2. The sage (muni) said: 'That knowledge or perception (saṃvit) which is clearly declared (or determined) by specific place, time, action, and substance, and which appears (to manifest) like a coincidence (kākātālīya-nyāya, where a crow lands on a palm tree and a fruit falls at the same instant), is called a true dream (satyasvapna).'

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यैः (deśakālakriyādravyaiḥ) - by place, time, action, and substance

• या (yā) - which, whichever (feminine)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - perception, knowledge, consciousness, understanding

• निश्चित-उदिता (niścita-uditā) - determined and arisen/manifested, clearly declared

• काकातालीयवत् (kākātālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; coincidentally

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• सा (sā) - that, she

• सत्यस्वप्ननामिका (satyasvapnanāmikā) - called a true dream, designated as a true dream

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired poet

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यैः (deśakālakriyādravyaiḥ) - by place, time, action, and substance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of deśakālakriyādravya

deśakālakriyādravya - place, time, action, and substance

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla+kriyā+dravya)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dravya – substance, thing, material
  noun (neuter)

या (yā) - which, whichever (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whichever

संवित् (saṁvit) - perception, knowledge, consciousness, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, perception, intelligence

Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

निश्चित-उदिता (niścita-uditā) - determined and arisen/manifested, clearly declared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścitodita

niścitodita - determined and manifested, clearly expressed

Compound type : dvandva (niścita+udita)

• niścita – determined, certain, ascertained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken, declared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

काकातालीयवत् (kākātālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; coincidentally

(indeclinable)

Derived from a compound of kāka (crow) and tāla (palm tree/fruit)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: bhā (class 1)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

सत्यस्वप्ननामिका (satyasvapnanāmikā) - called a true dream, designated as a true dream

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyasvapnanāmikā

satyasvapnanāmikā - designated as a true dream, named 'true dream'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+svapna+nāmikā)

• satya – true, real, actual
  adjective (neuter)
• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nāmikā – named, called, designation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'nāman' (name) with suffix 'ika' and feminine ending 'ā'