योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-24

इदं जाग्रदयं स्वप्न इति नास्त्येव भिन्नता ।
सत्ये वस्तुनि निःशेषसमयोर्यानुभूतितः ॥ २४ ॥

idaṃ jāgradayaṃ svapna iti nāstyeva bhinnatā ,
satye vastuni niḥśeṣasamayoryānubhūtitaḥ 24

24. idam jāgrat ayam svapna iti na asti eva bhinnatā
satye vastuni niḥśeṣa-samayoḥ yā anubhūtitaḥ

24. idam jāgrat ayam svapna iti bhinnatā na asti
eva yā anubhūtitaḥ niḥśeṣa-samayoḥ satye vastuni

24. There is indeed no distinction (bhinnatā) between "this waking state" and "this dream state," because in the true reality (vastu), the experience (anubhūti) of them is the same at all times.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the waking state) (this, this one)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, waking state)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the dream state) (this, this one)

• स्वप्न (svapna) - the dream state (dream, sleep, dream state)

• इति (iti) - marking the preceding as a thought or statement (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

• न (na) - negating the existence of difference (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (no difference) (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the lack of difference (indeed, only, just)

• भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - a distinction (difference, distinction, diversity)

• सत्ये (satye) - in the true (in the true, real, existing)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the true reality (in the object, thing, substance, reality)

• निःशेष-समयोः (niḥśeṣa-samayoḥ) - of all times (in both states) (of all times, of moments without remainder)

• या (yā) - which (referring to `bhinnatā`) (which, who (feminine))

• अनुभूतितः (anubhūtitaḥ) - due to the experience (from experience, due to experience, through experience)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the waking state) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, waking state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

From root 'jāgṛ' (class 2) + śatṛ suffix

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Present active participle used as a noun.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the dream state) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

स्वप्न (svapna) - the dream state (dream, sleep, dream state)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

इति (iti) - marking the preceding as a thought or statement (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

न (na) - negating the existence of difference (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - there is (no difference) (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - emphasizing the lack of difference (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - a distinction (difference, distinction, diversity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinnatā

bhinnatā - difference, distinction, diversity

Derived from 'bhinna' (past passive participle of bhid 'to break') + suffix 'tā'

सत्ये (satye) - in the true (in the true, real, existing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existing, truth, reality

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the true reality (in the object, thing, substance, reality)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

निःशेष-समयोः (niḥśeṣa-samayoḥ) - of all times (in both states) (of all times, of moments without remainder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of niḥśeṣa-samaya

niḥśeṣa-samaya - complete time, all time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (niḥśeṣa+samaya)

• niḥśeṣa – entire, complete, without remainder
  adjective
  Compound 'nis' (without) + 'śeṣa' (remainder)
• samaya – time, season, occasion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'sam' + root 'i' + 'ac' suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the two states' 'times'.

या (yā) - which (referring to `bhinnatā`) (which, who (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'bhinnatā'.

अनुभूतितः (anubhūtitaḥ) - due to the experience (from experience, due to experience, through experience)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'anu' + root 'bhū' + 'kti' suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative suffix 'taḥ' attached to the noun 'anubhūti', forming an adverbial expression.

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