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

स्वात्मनि स्वप्नपुरवद्भानं चिति चमत्कृतिः ।
किं सारं किमसारं वा किं सत्किं वाप्यसद्भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

svātmani svapnapuravadbhānaṃ citi camatkṛtiḥ ,
kiṃ sāraṃ kimasāraṃ vā kiṃ satkiṃ vāpyasadbhavet 7

7. sva ātmani svapnapuravat bhānam citi camatkṛtiḥ kim
sāram kim asāram vā kim sat kim vā api asat bhavet

7. svātmani citi svapnapuravat bhānam camatkṛtiḥ.
kim sāram? kim asāram vā? kim sat? kim vā api asat bhavet?

7. The manifestations appearing in one's own self (ātman), within consciousness (cit), are a marvel, like a city in a dream. What then is essential and what is non-essential, or what is truly existent (sat) and what is non-existent (asat)?

Words meanings summery:

• स्व (sva) - one's own (own, one's own)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in one's own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

• स्वप्नपुरवत् (svapnapuravat) - like a city in a dream

• भानम् (bhānam) - the manifestation (shining, appearance, manifestation)

• चिति (citi) - within consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in mind)

• चमत्कृतिः (camatkṛtiḥ) - a marvel (wonder, marvel, astonishment, illusion)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• सारम् (sāram) - essential (essence, essential, real, best part)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• असारम् (asāram) - non-essential (non-essential, unreal, worthless)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (sat) (existing, real, true, good)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (asat) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

स्व (sva) - one's own (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in one's own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, ultimate reality

स्वप्नपुरवत् (svapnapuravat) - like a city in a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapuravat

svapnapuravat - like a dream-city

Possessive suffix -vat

Derived from the compound 'svapnapura' (dream-city) and the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

Compound type : taddhita (svapna+pura+vat)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as if, similar to
  suffix
  Suffix indicating similarity.

भानम् (bhānam) - the manifestation (shining, appearance, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, appearance, manifestation, cognition

Nominalization from root 'bhā'

From root 'bhā' (to shine, appear) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: bhā (class 2)

चिति (citi) - within consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in mind)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure awareness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

चमत्कृतिः (camatkṛtiḥ) - a marvel (wonder, marvel, astonishment, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camatkṛti

camatkṛti - wonder, marvel, astonishment, surprise, illusion

From 'camatkara' (wonder) and 'kṛti' (act of making, doing).

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

सारम् (sāram) - essential (essence, essential, real, best part)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, essential, real, best part, strength

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

असारम् (asāram) - non-essential (non-essential, unreal, worthless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asāra

asāra - non-essential, worthless, unreal, vain, insipid

Negative compound of 'a-' and 'sāra'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sāra)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sāra – essence, essential, real, best part
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

सत् (sat) - truly existent (sat) (existing, real, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be). Present participle.

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent (asat) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Negative of Present Active Participle

Negative compound of 'a-' and 'sat' (from root 'as', to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sat – being, existing, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

Root verb 'bhū', Parasmaipada, 1st conjugation. Third person singular optative.

Root: bhū (class 1)