योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-18

स्वप्नभ्रममिवाशेषसंकल्परचितोपमम् ।
परलोकानुभूतार्थकथायातार्थसंनिभम् ॥ १८ ॥

svapnabhramamivāśeṣasaṃkalparacitopamam ,
paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṃnibham 18

18. svapnabhramam iva aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopamam
paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṃnibham

18. svapnabhramam iva aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopamam
paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṃnibham

18. Like a delusion experienced in a dream, resembling something conjured by all desires and thoughts, and similar to the meaning conveyed by stories of experiences from another world.

18. תזכור זאת כמו תעתוע של חלום, כמו דבר שנארג כולו ממחשבות ומדמיונות, בדומה לסיפור על חוויות מעולם אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नभ्रमम् (svapnabhramam) - a dream-delusion, an illusion like a dream

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अशेषसङ्कल्परचितोपमम् (aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopamam) - resembling something created by all thoughts/volitions

• परलोकानुभूतार्थकथायातार्थसंनिभम् (paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṁnibham) - resembling the meaning derived from stories of things experienced in the other world

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नभ्रमम् (svapnabhramam) - a dream-delusion, an illusion like a dream

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapnabhrama

svapnabhrama - dream-delusion, illusory dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+bhrama)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective in the accusative case, modifying an implied masculine noun.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अशेषसङ्कल्परचितोपमम् (aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopamam) - resembling something created by all thoughts/volitions

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopama

aśeṣasaṅkalparacitopama - resembling something created by all thoughts/volitions

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśeṣa+saṅkalpa+racita+upama)

• aśeṣa – entire, all, complete, without residue
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `śeṣa` (remainder) with negative prefix `a-`
• saṅkalpa – volition, intention, thought, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• racita – created, made, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `rac` (to arrange, to create)
  Root: rac (class 10)
• upama – likeness, simile, comparison; resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adjective in the accusative case, modifying an implied masculine noun.

परलोकानुभूतार्थकथायातार्थसंनिभम् (paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṁnibham) - resembling the meaning derived from stories of things experienced in the other world

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṃnibha

paralokānubhūtārthakathāyātārthasaṁnibha - resembling the meaning derived from stories of things experienced in the other world

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraloka+anubhūta+artha+kathā+āyāta+artha+saṃnibha)

• paraloka – the other world, afterlife
  noun (masculine)
• anubhūta – experienced, felt, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhū` with prefix `anu-`
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• āyāta – arrived, come, obtained, resulting
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `yā` with prefix `ā-`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yā (class 2)
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – similar to, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Functions as an adjective in the accusative case, modifying an implied masculine noun.

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