योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-28

यदेव जाग्रत्स्वप्नोऽयं यः स्वप्नो जाग्रदेव तत् ।
नैतदेवं किलेत्यस्ति धीः कालेनोभयोरपि ॥ २८ ॥

yadeva jāgratsvapno'yaṃ yaḥ svapno jāgradeva tat ,
naitadevaṃ kiletyasti dhīḥ kālenobhayorapi 28

28. yat eva jāgrat svapnaḥ ayam yaḥ svapnaḥ jāgrat eva
tat na etat evam kila iti asti dhīḥ kālena ubhayoḥ api

28. yat jāgrat eva ayam svapnaḥ yaḥ svapnaḥ tat jāgrat eva
(ca) kālena ubhayoḥ api etat evam kila iti dhīḥ na asti

28. The waking state itself is indeed a dream, and what is a dream is itself indeed the waking state. Over time, for both (waking and dream states), the conviction that "this is not so" (that they are distinct or inherently real) ceases to exist.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

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

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep, the state of dreaming

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep, the state of dreaming

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (neuter)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, used for emphasis or hearsay

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, thought

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, over time

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both the waking and dream states (of both, for both)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

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

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (class 2) + śatṛ suffix

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep, the state of dreaming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep, the state of dreaming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

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

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (class 2) + śatṛ suffix

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, used for emphasis or hearsay

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root 'as' (class 2) + ti

Root: as (class 2)

धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, conviction

कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, over time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both the waking and dream states (of both, for both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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