योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-168, verse-56
तस्माद्यादृक्परं ब्रह्म तादृग्दृश्यमिदं परम् ।
यदेव चिन्नभः स्वप्ने तदेव स्वप्नपत्तनम् ॥ ५६ ॥
यदेव चिन्नभः स्वप्ने तदेव स्वप्नपत्तनम् ॥ ५६ ॥
tasmādyādṛkparaṃ brahma tādṛgdṛśyamidaṃ param ,
yadeva cinnabhaḥ svapne tadeva svapnapattanam 56
yadeva cinnabhaḥ svapne tadeva svapnapattanam 56
56.
tasmāt yādṛk param brahma tādṛk dṛśyam idam param
yat eva cit nabhaḥ svapne tat eva svapna-pattanam
yat eva cit nabhaḥ svapne tat eva svapna-pattanam
56.
tasmāt yādṛk param brahma tādṛk idam param dṛśyam.
yat eva cit nabhaḥ svapne tat eva svapna-pattanam.
yat eva cit nabhaḥ svapne tat eva svapna-pattanam.
56.
Therefore, whatever the nature of the supreme (brahman) is, such exactly is this visible world. Just as consciousness (cit) appears as the spacious sky in a dream, so too does it become the dream-city.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, as, such as
- परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality
- तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, so, exactly such
- दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world, the seen, object of perception
- इदम् (idam) - this
- परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate (referring to the visible world also being of supreme nature)
- यत् (yat) - what, that which, just as
- एव (eva) - just, only, indeed
- चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), pure awareness
- नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
- तत् (tat) - that, just so
- एव (eva) - just, only, indeed
- स्वप्न-पत्तनम् (svapna-pattanam) - dream-city
Words meanings and morphology
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun, often used adverbially in ablative singular (tasmāt)
Note: Used adverbially
यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, as, such as
(adjective)
of yādṛś
yādṛś - of what sort, of what kind, such as, as
Relative correlative adjective, used adverbially
Note: Used in an indeclinable or adverbial sense here.
परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the absolute reality), sacred utterance, Veda, priestly class
तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, so, exactly such
(adjective)
of tādṛś
tādṛś - of that sort, of that kind, such
Correlative adjective, used adverbially
Note: Used in an indeclinable or adverbial sense here.
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world, the seen, object of perception
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - to be seen, visible, perceptible; the visible world, phenomena
Gerundive
From √dṛś (class 1) 'to see'
Root: √dṛś (class 1)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Demonstrative pronoun
परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate (referring to the visible world also being of supreme nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other
यत् (yat) - what, that which, just as
(indeclinable)
Relative pronoun, used adverbially
Note: Used adverbially in the sense of 'just as'
एव (eva) - just, only, indeed
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), pure awareness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, pure awareness
नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming
तत् (tat) - that, just so
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun, used adverbially
Note: Used adverbially in the sense of 'just so'
एव (eva) - just, only, indeed
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
स्वप्न-पत्तनम् (svapna-pattanam) - dream-city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-pattana
svapna-pattana - dream-city
Tatpuruṣa compound: 'city of dream' (svapnasya pattanam)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pattana)
- svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine) - pattana – city, town
noun (neuter)