योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-30

जाग्रत्स्वप्नादयो वैते न केचन कदाचन ।
दृश्यं पश्यति सत्ताशु मृतिभ्रान्तेरनन्तरम् ॥ ३० ॥

jāgratsvapnādayo vaite na kecana kadācana ,
dṛśyaṃ paśyati sattāśu mṛtibhrānteranantaram 30

30. jāgrat-svapnādayaḥ vai ete na kecana kadācana
dṛśyam paśyati sattāśu mṛtibhrānteḥ anantaram

30. ete jāgrat-svapnādayaḥ vai kecana na kadācana
mṛtibhrānteḥ anantaram dṛśyam sattāśu paśyati

30. These states, like waking and dreaming, truly do not exist at all, ever. After the delusion of death, Reality swiftly perceives the visible world.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रत्-स्वप्नादयः (jāgrat-svapnādayaḥ) - these states of waking, dreaming, and so forth (waking, dreaming, and similar states)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to states) (these)

• न (na) - not, no

• केचन (kecana) - (with na) none at all (any, some)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - (with na) never at all (ever, at any time)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (the visible, the seen, the objective world)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives)

• सत्ताशु (sattāśu) - swiftly (modifying paśyati) (swiftly existing, quickly, with swift reality)

• मृतिभ्रान्तेः (mṛtibhrānteḥ) - of the delusion of death

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after (after, afterwards, immediately after)

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रत्-स्वप्नादयः (jāgrat-svapnādayaḥ) - these states of waking, dreaming, and so forth (waking, dreaming, and similar states)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāgrat-svapnādi

jāgrat-svapnādi - beginning with waking and dreaming, states like waking and dreaming

Compound

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+svapna+ādi)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, start, and so on
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (referring to states) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies jāgrat-svapnādayaḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

केचन (kecana) - (with na) none at all (any, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cana

ka-cana - anyone, someone, any, some (indefinite pronoun)

ka (interrogative pronoun) + cana (particle)

कदाचन (kadācana) - (with na) never at all (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

kadā (when) + cana (particle)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (the visible, the seen, the objective world)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, the world of appearances

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root dṛś (to see) with present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सत्ताशु (sattāśu) - swiftly (modifying paśyati) (swiftly existing, quickly, with swift reality)

(indeclinable)

Compound of sattā (existence, reality) and āśu (swiftly, quickly). Functions adverbially here.

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (sattā+āśu)

• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root as (to be) + tā
  Root: as (class 2)
• āśu – swift, quick, quickly, swiftly
  adjective/indeclinable

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying paśyati, with the implied subject (Reality/Self).

मृतिभ्रान्तेः (mṛtibhrānteḥ) - of the delusion of death

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mṛtibhrānti

mṛtibhrānti - delusion of death, error concerning death

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛti+bhrānti)

• mṛti – death, dying
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• bhrānti – delusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after (after, afterwards, immediately after)

(indeclinable)

From anantara (no interval)

Note: Governs mṛtibhrānteḥ.

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