योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-29

स्वप्नो वा नाम नास्त्येव यः स्वप्न इव शब्दितः ।
सुप्तासुप्तैकरूपस्य ब्रह्मणो बोधरूपता ॥ २९ ॥

svapno vā nāma nāstyeva yaḥ svapna iva śabditaḥ ,
suptāsuptaikarūpasya brahmaṇo bodharūpatā 29

29. svapnaḥ vā nāma na asti eva yaḥ svapnaḥ iva
śabditaḥ suptāsuptaikarūpasya brahmaṇaḥ bodharūpatā

29. yaḥ svapnaḥ iva śabditaḥ svapnaḥ vā nāma eva na
asti suptāsuptaikarūpasya brahmaṇaḥ bodharūpatā

29. Indeed, the state referred to as 'dream' does not exist. For Brahman, whose single nature transcends both sleep and wakefulness, is pure consciousness (bodharūpatā).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (dream, sleep)

• वा (vā) - indeed (emphasizing negation) (or, either, indeed)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, specifically (emphasizing the concept) (name, by name, indeed)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (referring to svapnaḥ) (which, who, that)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (dream, sleep)

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

• शब्दितः (śabditaḥ) - referred to (named, called, referred to)

• सुप्तासुप्तैकरूपस्य (suptāsuptaikarūpasya) - of that whose single nature transcends both sleep and wakefulness (of one whose single form is (both) asleep and awake)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman) (of Brahman)

• बोधरूपता (bodharūpatā) - pure consciousness (the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

वा (vā) - indeed (emphasizing negation) (or, either, indeed)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, specifically (emphasizing the concept) (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - which (referring to svapnaḥ) (which, who, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

शब्दितः (śabditaḥ) - referred to (named, called, referred to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabdita

śabdita - sounded, spoken, named, called

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śabd (to sound, speak)

Root: śabd (class 10)

Note: Qualifies yaḥ and svapnaḥ.

सुप्तासुप्तैकरूपस्य (suptāsuptaikarūpasya) - of that whose single nature transcends both sleep and wakefulness (of one whose single form is (both) asleep and awake)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of suptāsuptaikarūpa

suptāsuptaikarūpa - having the single form of sleep and non-sleep, transcending both states

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (supta+asupta+eka+rūpa)

• supta – asleep, sleeping
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• asupta – not asleep, awake
  adjective
  Negative prefix a- + supta
  Prefix: a
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies brahmaṇaḥ.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman) (of Brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

बोधरूपता (bodharūpatā) - pure consciousness (the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodharūpatā

bodharūpatā - the state or nature of being consciousness; pure consciousness

Derived from bodharūpa + suffix tā (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bodha+rūpa+tā)

• bodha – consciousness, awakening, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root budh (to awaken, know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• tā – abstract suffix forming feminine nouns (e.g., 'ness', 'ity')
  suffix (feminine)
  abstract noun suffix

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