योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-31

एवं समस्तसाधर्म्ये समस्तानुभवात्मनि ।
कचति स्वप्नवज्जाग्रज्जाग्रद्वत्स्वप्नवेदनम् ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṃ samastasādharmye samastānubhavātmani ,
kacati svapnavajjāgrajjāgradvatsvapnavedanam 31

31. evam samasta-sādharmye samasta-anubhava-ātmani
kacchati svapna-vat jāgrat jāgrat-vat svapna-vedanam

31. evam samasta-sādharmye
samasta-anubhava-ātmani (sati) svapna-vat
jāgrat kacchati (ca) jāgrat-vat
svapna-vedanam (api) kacchati

31. In this way, due to the complete similarity and the identical nature (ātman) of all experiences, the waking state manifests like a dream, and the dream experience manifests like the waking state.

31. כך, כאשר יש שוויון מלא וכל החוויה נובעת מאותו מקור יחיד, הערות זורחת כחלום, ותפיסת החלום מופיעה ממש כמצב ערות.

Words meanings summery:

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

• समस्त-साधर्म्ये (samasta-sādharmye) - in complete similarity

• समस्त-अनुभव-आत्मनि (samasta-anubhava-ātmani) - in the nature/self of all experiences

• कच्छति (kacchati) - appears, shines, becomes evident, becomes manifest

• स्वप्न-वत् (svapna-vat) - like a dream, as if a dream

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

• जाग्रत्-वत् (jāgrat-vat) - like the waking state, as if waking

• स्वप्न-वेदनम् (svapna-vedanam) - dream experience, the experience of a dream

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

समस्त-साधर्म्ये (samasta-sādharmye) - in complete similarity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samasta-sādharmya

samasta-sādharmya - complete similarity

Compound of samasta (all, complete) and sādharmya (similarity)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (samasta+sādharmya)

• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (used as adjective)
  Root as (to be) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• sādharmya – similarity, common nature
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sa-dharma (with common intrinsic nature)

समस्त-अनुभव-आत्मनि (samasta-anubhava-ātmani) - in the nature/self of all experiences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samasta-anubhava-ātman

samasta-anubhava-ātman - the nature of all experiences, the self consisting of all experiences

Compound of samasta (all), anubhava (experience), and ātman (nature/self)

Compound type : tatpurusha (samasta+anubhava+ātman)

• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root as (to be) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• anubhava – experience, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Root bhū (to be) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

कच्छति (kacchati) - appears, shines, becomes evident, becomes manifest

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root kach (class 1) + ti

Root: kach (class 1)

स्वप्न-वत् (svapna-vat) - like a dream, as if a dream

(indeclinable)

Derived from svapna (dream) + vat (like)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svapna+vat)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, the waking state

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root jāgṛ (class 2) + śatṛ suffix

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

जाग्रत्-वत् (jāgrat-vat) - like the waking state, as if waking

(indeclinable)

Derived from jāgrat (waking state) + vat (like)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāgrat+vat)

• jāgrat – waking, awake, the waking state
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jāgṛ (class 2) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

स्वप्न-वेदनम् (svapna-vedanam) - dream experience, the experience of a dream

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-vedana

svapna-vedana - dream experience, the perception of a dream

Compound of svapna (dream) and vedana (experience, perception)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+vedana)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vedana – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 2)

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