योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-27

जाग्रत्स्वप्नश्च चिद्भानमात्रमेवान्यतात्र का ।
जाग्रति स्वप्ननगरे वेदनात्सदृशात्मकम् ॥ २७ ॥

jāgratsvapnaśca cidbhānamātramevānyatātra kā ,
jāgrati svapnanagare vedanātsadṛśātmakam 27

27. jāgrat svapnaḥ ca citbhānamātram eva anyatā atra
kā jāgrati svapnanagare vedanāt sadṛśātmakam

27. jāgrat ca svapnaḥ citbhānamātram eva atra kā
anyatā jāgrati svapnanagare vedanāt sadṛśātmakam

27. The waking state (jāgrat) and the dream state are merely manifestations of consciousness (cit-bhāna); what difference is there between them? Due to perception (vedanā), the nature of the waking state is similar to that of a dream city.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, the waking state)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - the dream state (dream, sleep, the dream state)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• चित्भानमात्रम् (citbhānamātram) - merely a manifestation of consciousness (merely a manifestation of consciousness, only consciousness-shining)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• अन्यता (anyatā) - difference (difference, distinctness, otherness)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard (here, in this (matter/place))

• का (kā) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, which, who)

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state (in the waking state, while awake)

• स्वप्ननगरे (svapnanagare) - in a dream city (metaphor for the perceived world) (in a dream city, in the city of dreams)

• वेदनात् (vedanāt) - due to perception (due to perception, from knowing, owing to sensation)

• सदृशात्मकम् (sadṛśātmakam) - is of a similar nature (having a similar nature, of similar essence, resembling)

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, the waking state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root jāgṛ- (to be awake, watchful), 2nd conjugation.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - the dream state (dream, sleep, the dream state)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, a dream (object)

Derived from the root svap- (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

चित्भानमात्रम् (citbhānamātram) - merely a manifestation of consciousness (merely a manifestation of consciousness, only consciousness-shining)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citbhānamātra

citbhānamātra - merely a manifestation of consciousness, consisting only of consciousness as manifestation

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness), 'bhāna' (manifestation), and 'mātra' (merely, only).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+bhāna+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• bhāna – shining, appearance, manifestation, light
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root bhā- (to shine, appear).
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अन्यता (anyatā) - difference (difference, distinctness, otherness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - difference, distinctness, otherness

Derived from anya (other) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard (here, in this (matter/place))

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; (indeclinable) why, how

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state (in the waking state, while awake)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root jāgṛ- (to be awake, watchful), 2nd conjugation.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

स्वप्ननगरे (svapnanagare) - in a dream city (metaphor for the perceived world) (in a dream city, in the city of dreams)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapnanagara

svapnanagara - dream city, city of dreams

Compound noun formed from 'svapna' (dream) and 'nagara' (city).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svapna+nagara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

वेदनात् (vedanāt) - due to perception (due to perception, from knowing, owing to sensation)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vedanā

vedanā - perception, sensation, knowledge, feeling

Derived from the root vid- (to know, perceive), with the suffix -anā.

Root: vid (class 2)

सदृशात्मकम् (sadṛśātmakam) - is of a similar nature (having a similar nature, of similar essence, resembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśātmaka

sadṛśātmaka - having a similar nature, of similar essence, resembling in essence

Compound adjective formed from 'sadṛśa' (similar) and 'ātman' (self, nature, essence) + -ka (suffix).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sadṛśa+ātman)

• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

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