योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-3

चिदाभानमनानैव नानेव परिलक्ष्यते ।
अनात्मैवात्मनात्मानं स्वप्नाकाशपुरेष्विव ॥ ३ ॥

cidābhānamanānaiva nāneva parilakṣyate ,
anātmaivātmanātmānaṃ svapnākāśapureṣviva 3

3. cidābhānam anānā eva nānā iva parilakṣyate
anātmā eva ātmanā ātmānam svapnākāśapureṣu iva

3. cidābhānam anānā eva nānā iva parilakṣyate.
anātmā eva ātmanā ātmānam svapnākāśapureṣu iva.

3. The manifestation of consciousness (cit), though inherently non-diverse, appears as if it were diverse. The non-self (anātman) alone, by its own nature, projects itself as the self (ātman), just as in cities in the sky within dreams.

Words meanings summery:

• चिदाभानम् (cidābhānam) - manifestation of consciousness; appearance of awareness

• अनाना (anānā) - non-diverse, non-dual, homogeneous

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• नाना (nānā) - diverse, manifold, various

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• परिलक्ष्यते (parilakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, appears

• अनात्मा (anātmā) - the non-self, not the self, mind (anātman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself, by its own nature

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

• स्वप्नाकाशपुरेषु (svapnākāśapureṣu) - in dream-sky-cities; in illusory cities in the sky in dreams

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

चिदाभानम् (cidābhānam) - manifestation of consciousness; appearance of awareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidābhāna

cidābhāna - manifestation or appearance of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ābhāna)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ābhāna – appearance, manifestation, lustre
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'bhā' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

अनाना (anānā) - non-diverse, non-dual, homogeneous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anānā

anānā - not diverse, not manifold, uniform, non-dual

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nānā)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  prefix
• nānā – diverse, manifold, various
  indeclinable

Note: Agreeing with 'cidābhānam' in sense, though its grammatical gender is neuter. 'anānā' itself can be feminine nominative singular or an indeclinable.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

नाना (nānā) - diverse, manifold, various

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

परिलक्ष्यते (parilakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of parilakṣ

root 'lakṣ' (class 10, 'curādi') with prefix 'pari', used in middle voice

Prefix: pari

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

अनात्मा (anātmā) - the non-self, not the self, mind (anātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anātman

anātman - the non-self, what is not the self, matter, body, mind

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself, by its own nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

स्वप्नाकाशपुरेषु (svapnākāśapureṣu) - in dream-sky-cities; in illusory cities in the sky in dreams

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svapnākāśapura

svapnākāśapura - a city in the sky in a dream; an illusory city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+ākāśa+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)