योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-26

कालमल्पमनल्पं च स्वप्नजाग्रदितीह धीः ।
वर्तमानानुभवनसाम्यात्तुल्ये तयोर्द्वयोः ॥ २६ ॥

kālamalpamanalpaṃ ca svapnajāgraditīha dhīḥ ,
vartamānānubhavanasāmyāttulye tayordvayoḥ 26

26. kālam alpam analpam ca svapna-jāgrat iti iha dhīḥ
vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmyāt tulye tayoḥ dvayoḥ

26. iha dhīḥ svapna-jāgrat iti alpam analpam ca kālam (manyate).
vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmyāt dvayoḥ tayoḥ tulye (bhāvataḥ).

26. Here, the intellect (dhīḥ) considers both short and long time (kāla) in dream (svapna) and waking (jāgrat) as similar. This is because of the sameness (sāmya) of the experience (anubhava) of the present moment in both of them.

Words meanings summery:

• कालम् (kālam) - time (time, period)

• अल्पम् (alpam) - short (time) (short, little, small)

• अनल्पम् (analpam) - long (time) (not short, long, considerable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्वप्न-जाग्रत् (svapna-jāgrat) - (time in) dream and waking states (dream and waking, dreaming and waking states)

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

• इह (iha) - here (in this discussion/context) (here, in this world, in this case)

• धीः (dhīḥ) - the intellect or understanding (intellect, understanding, thought, mind)

• वर्तमान-अनुभवन-साम्यात् (vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmyāt) - because of the sameness of the experience of the present moment (due to the similarity of current experience)

• तुल्ये (tulye) - equal, similar (referring to the two states) (similar, equal, comparable)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (states) (of those two, of them (dual))

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two (states) (of the two)

Words meanings and morphology

कालम् (kālam) - time (time, period)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Object of an implied verb like 'to experience' or 'to consider'.

अल्पम् (alpam) - short (time) (short, little, small)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - short, little, small

Note: Modifies 'kālam'.

अनल्पम् (analpam) - long (time) (not short, long, considerable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of analpa

analpa - not short, long, considerable

Negative compound 'na' + 'alpa'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+alpa)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• alpa – short, little, small
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'kālam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्न-जाग्रत् (svapna-jāgrat) - (time in) dream and waking states (dream and waking, dreaming and waking states)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-jāgrat

svapna-jāgrat - dream and waking

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+jāgrat)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• jāgrat – waking, awake, waking state
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'jāgṛ' (class 2) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: This compound acts as the subject of the implied statement 'this is (about) dream and waking'.

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

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this discussion/context) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

धीः (dhīḥ) - the intellect or understanding (intellect, understanding, thought, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind

Root: dhī (class 4)

वर्तमान-अनुभवन-साम्यात् (vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmyāt) - because of the sameness of the experience of the present moment (due to the similarity of current experience)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmya

vartamāna-anubhavana-sāmya - similarity of current experience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vartamāna+anubhavana+sāmya)

• vartamāna – present, existing, current
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'vṛt' + 'śāna' suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• anubhavana – experiencing, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'anu' + root 'bhū' + 'lyuṭ' suffix
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• sāmya – equality, similarity, sameness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'sama' + 'ṣyañ' suffix

तुल्ये (tulye) - equal, similar (referring to the two states) (similar, equal, comparable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

Gerundive

Root 'tul' + 'ya' suffix. Functions here as an adjective.

Root: tul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied dual subject (dream and waking states).

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (states) (of those two, of them (dual))

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two states, svapna and jāgrat.

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two (states) (of the two)

(numeral)

Note: Reinforces 'tayoḥ'.