योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-13

नानैकं वस्त्वतोऽनेकं न सन्नासन्न मध्यगम् ।
जाग्रति स्वप्ननगरमिव वेदनमात्रकम् ॥ १३ ॥

nānaikaṃ vastvato'nekaṃ na sannāsanna madhyagam ,
jāgrati svapnanagaramiva vedanamātrakam 13

13. na anekaṃ vastutaḥ anekaṃ na sat na asat na
madhyagam jāgrati svapnanagaram iva vedanamātrakam

13. vastutaḥ na anekaṃ anekaṃ na sat na asat na
madhyagam jāgrati svapnanagaram iva vedanamātrakam

13. It is not manifold, yet in reality it appears manifold; it is neither existent nor non-existent, nor an intermediate state. It is merely a perception, like a city seen in a dream during the waking state.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अनेकं (anekaṁ) - manifold (not one, many, manifold)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, substantially

• अनेकं (anekaṁ) - manifold (not one, many, manifold)

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, good)

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• न (na) - not, no

• मध्यगम् (madhyagam) - an intermediate state (intermediate, standing in the middle)

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, when one is awake

• स्वप्ननगरम् (svapnanagaram) - dream city

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वेदनमात्रकम् (vedanamātrakam) - mere perception, only perception

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनेकं (anekaṁ) - manifold (not one, many, manifold)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of aneka

aneka - not one, many, manifold

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+eka)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single
  numeral

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, substantially

(indeclinable)

Note: Derived from noun with 'tas' suffix, meaning 'from the point of view of'.

अनेकं (anekaṁ) - manifold (not one, many, manifold)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of aneka

aneka - not one, many, manifold

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+eka)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single
  numeral

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, good)

(participle)

neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(participle)

neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negated)

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with negation 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मध्यगम् (madhyagam) - an intermediate state (intermediate, standing in the middle)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of madhyaga

madhyaga - standing in the middle, intermediate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+ga)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, standing (often as suffix meaning 'being in' or 'going to')
  adjective/suffix
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, when one is awake

(participle)

Locative, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - awake, waking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially or substantively in locative case.

स्वप्ननगरम् (svapnanagaram) - dream city

(noun)

neuter, singular of svapnanagara

svapnanagara - dream city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nagara)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

वेदनमात्रकम् (vedanamātrakam) - mere perception, only perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedanamātraka

vedanamātraka - mere perception, only perception

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vedana+mātraka)

• vedana – perceiving, knowledge, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know, perceive).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātraka – mere, only, simply
  adjective/suffix

Note: Predicate.

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