योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-27

स्फुटानुभवनस्यापि स्वप्नकाले निजे यथा ।
परिज्ञानादसत्यत्वमेव सत्यपदं गता ॥ २७ ॥

sphuṭānubhavanasyāpi svapnakāle nije yathā ,
parijñānādasatyatvameva satyapadaṃ gatā 27

27. sphuṭa anubhavanasya api svapnakāle nije yathā
parijñānāt asatyatvam eva satyapadam gatā

27. yathā nije svapnakāle sphuṭa anubhavanasya
api parijñānāt asatyatvam eva satyapadam gatā

27. Just as, in one's own dream, even a vivid experience, through complete knowledge, leads to the realization (jñapti, implied) that its unreality (asatyatvam) itself has attained the status of ultimate truth (satyapadam).

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुट (sphuṭa) - distinct, vivid (distinct, clear, manifest, evident)

• अनुभवनस्य (anubhavanasya) - of the experience (of experience, of perception)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• स्वप्नकाले (svapnakāle) - during a dream (in dream-time, during a dream)

• निजे (nije) - in one's own (in one's own, in its own)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• परिज्ञानात् (parijñānāt) - through complete knowledge (from complete knowledge, due to full understanding)

• असत्यत्वम् (asatyatvam) - its unreality (unreality, falseness, non-truth)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• सत्यपदम् (satyapadam) - the status of ultimate truth (state of reality, position of truth, true state)

• गता (gatā) - attained (the status of) (gone, attained, reached, become)

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुट (sphuṭa) - distinct, vivid (distinct, clear, manifest, evident)

(adjective)

of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - distinct, clear, manifest, evident, expanded

Past Passive Participle

root sphuṭ (6P, to burst, open) + kta (ppp suffix)

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: First part of a tatpuruṣa compound 'sphuṭa-anubhavana'.

अनुभवनस्य (anubhavanasya) - of the experience (of experience, of perception)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anubhavana

anubhavana - experience, perception, feeling

upasarga anu + root bhū (1P, to be, become) + lyuṭ (for noun of action)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: It's 'sphuṭānubhavana', so 'sphuṭa' is the first part, 'anubhavana' is the second. 'sphuṭānubhavanasya' is genitive singular.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नकाले (svapnakāle) - during a dream (in dream-time, during a dream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnakāla

svapnakāla - dream-time, period of dreaming

compound of 'svapna' and 'kāla'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+kāla)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  root svap (2P, to sleep) + na (suffix)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

निजे (nije) - in one's own (in one's own, in its own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nija

nija - one's own, native, inherent

from ni (prefix) + jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a comparison.

परिज्ञानात् (parijñānāt) - through complete knowledge (from complete knowledge, due to full understanding)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of parijñāna

parijñāna - complete knowledge, full understanding, ascertainment

upasarga pari + root jñā (9P, to know) + ana (suffix for noun of action)

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

असत्यत्वम् (asatyatvam) - its unreality (unreality, falseness, non-truth)

(noun)

neuter, singular of asatyatva

asatyatva - unreality, falseness, non-truth

compound of 'asatya' and 'tva' (abstract suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (asatya+tva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• satya – true, real, truth, reality
  adjective (neuter)
  from sat (being) + ya (suffix)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

सत्यपदम् (satyapadam) - the status of ultimate truth (state of reality, position of truth, true state)

(noun)

neuter, singular of satyapada

satyapada - state of reality, true state, path of truth

compound of 'satya' and 'pada'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+pada)

• satya – truth, reality, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  from sat (being) + ya (suffix)
• pada – step, foot, state, position, word
  noun (neuter)
  root pad (4P, to go, fall) + a (suffix)
  Root: pad (class 4)

गता (gatā) - attained (the status of) (gone, attained, reached, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become, understood

Past Passive Participle

root gam (1P, to go) + kta (ppp suffix)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts predicatively, 'has attained'.

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