योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-23

चिद्व्योममात्रमेवार्थाऽनलवद्भासते यथा ।
स्वप्ने तथैव जाग्रत्त्वेऽनलं स्वस्यैव लक्ष्यते ॥ २३ ॥

cidvyomamātramevārthā'nalavadbhāsate yathā ,
svapne tathaiva jāgrattve'nalaṃ svasyaiva lakṣyate 23

23. cit vyoma mātram eva arthaḥ analavat bhāsate yathā
svapne tathā eva jāgrattve analam svasya eva lakṣyate

23. yathā svapne arthaḥ analavat citvyomamātram eva
bhāsate tathā eva jāgrattve analam svasya eva lakṣyate

23. Just as in a dream, an object appears like fire, yet it is merely the expanse of consciousness; similarly, in the waking state, fire (representing external phenomena) is perceived as one's own (intrinsic nature).

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, expanse

• मात्रम् (mātram) - merely, only

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - an object, a thing

• अनलवत् (analavat) - like fire

• भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• जाग्रत्त्वे (jāgrattve) - in the waking state

• अनलम् (analam) - fire (symbolizing objective, external phenomena) (fire)

• स्वस्य (svasya) - of one's own intrinsic nature (of oneself, one's own)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is observed

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, expanse

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

मात्रम् (mātram) - merely, only

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - measure, only, merely, consisting of

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - an object, a thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth

अनलवत् (analavat) - like fire

(adjective)

of analavat

analavat - like fire, fiery

Derived from 'anala' (fire) with the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anala+vat)

• anala – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  suffix/indeclinable
  Suffix forming adjectives or adverbs of comparison.

भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत्त्वे (jāgrattve) - in the waking state

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāgrattva

jāgrattva - the state of waking, waking reality

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

अनलम् (analam) - fire (symbolizing objective, external phenomena) (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anala

anala - fire, the god of fire, gastric fire

स्वस्य (svasya) - of one's own intrinsic nature (of oneself, one's own)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kinsmen

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 1)