योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-4

सत्यस्वप्नस्थितिर्लोकेष्वीदृग्रूपा यदा स्थिता ।
तदैषा काकतालीयन्यायादन्या न लभ्यते ॥ ४ ॥

satyasvapnasthitirlokeṣvīdṛgrūpā yadā sthitā ,
tadaiṣā kākatālīyanyāyādanyā na labhyate 4

4. satyasvapnasthitiḥ lokeṣu īdṛgrūpā yadā sthitā
tadā eṣā kākatālīyanyāyāt anyā na labhyate

4. yadā lokeṣu īdṛgrūpā satyasvapnasthitiḥ sthitā
tadā eṣā kākatālīyanyāyāt anyā na labhyate

4. When such a state, where dreams manifest as reality, is established in the worlds, then this (occurrence) is not found to be anything other than a mere coincidence, similar to the maxim of the 'crow and palm fruit'.

4. כשטבעו של חלום אמת בעולם הוא כזה, לא ניתן למצוא בו הסבר אחר מלבד מקריות עיוורת.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यस्वप्नस्थितिः (satyasvapnasthitiḥ) - a state where dreams manifest as reality (state of true dreams, reality of true dreams)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among people

• ईदृग्रूपा (īdṛgrūpā) - of such a form, having such a nature

• यदा (yadā) - when

• स्थिता (sthitā) - established, existing, situated

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• काकतालीयन्यायात् (kākatālīyanyāyāt) - from the maxim of the 'crow and palm fruit' (coincidence)

• अन्या (anyā) - other, different

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यस्वप्नस्थितिः (satyasvapnasthitiḥ) - a state where dreams manifest as reality (state of true dreams, reality of true dreams)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyasvapnasthiti

satyasvapnasthiti - state of true dreams, reality of true dreams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satyasvapna+sthiti)

• satya – true, real
  adjective (neuter)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √svap (class 2)
• sthiti – state, condition, existence, establishment
  noun (feminine)
  From √sthā
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

ईदृग्रूपा (īdṛgrūpā) - of such a form, having such a nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛgrūpa

īdṛgrūpa - of such a form, having such a nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īdṛś+rūpa)

• īdṛś – such, of this kind
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

स्थिता (sthitā) - established, existing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand, exist)

Root: √sthā (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

काकतालीयन्यायात् (kākatālīyanyāyāt) - from the maxim of the 'crow and palm fruit' (coincidence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kākatālīyanyāya

kākatālīyanyāya - maxim of the 'crow and palm fruit' (referring to a pure coincidence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kākatālīya+nyāya)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – of or relating to a palm tree
  adjective (masculine)
  From tāla (palm tree)
• nyāya – maxim, rule, principle, justice, logic
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: ni+ā

अन्या (anyā) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √labh

Root: √labh (class 1)

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