योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-42

सुषुप्ताद्विशतः स्वप्नं सुषुप्तस्थैव चिद्यथा ।
यथा स्थितैव स्वप्नत्वमेत्येवं सर्गतामिमाम् ॥ ४२ ॥

suṣuptādviśataḥ svapnaṃ suṣuptasthaiva cidyathā ,
yathā sthitaiva svapnatvametyevaṃ sargatāmimām 42

42. suṣuptāt viśataḥ svapnam suṣuptasthā eva cit yathā
yathā sthitā eva svapnatvam eti evam sargatām imām

42. yathā cit suṣuptāt svapnam viśataḥ suṣuptasthā eva
yathā sthitā eva svapnatvam eti evam imām sargatām

42. Just as consciousness (cit), when it emerges from the state of deep sleep (suṣupti) and enters a dream (svapna), itself remains abiding in the deep sleep state (suṣuptasthā eva); similarly, just as it remains in its own essential nature (sthitā eva) while attaining the state of dream, so too does it attain this state of creation (sargatā).

Words meanings summery:

• सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - from the state of deep sleep (suṣupti) (from deep sleep)

• विशतः (viśataḥ) - when it emerges and enters (of one entering, from one entering)

• स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - a dream (svapna) (dream (accusative))

• सुषुप्तस्था (suṣuptasthā) - abiding in the deep sleep state (abiding in deep sleep)

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - remains in its own essential nature (situated, existing, standing)

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just)

• स्वप्नत्वम् (svapnatvam) - the state of dream (dream-state, dream-ness)

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

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

• सर्गताम् (sargatām) - this state of creation (sargatā) (state of creation, creativeness)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

Words meanings and morphology

सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - from the state of deep sleep (suṣupti) (from deep sleep)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deep sleep, dreamless sleep (noun, neuter); deeply sleeping (adj)

Past Passive Participle

from root svap- (to sleep) with prefix su-

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Source from which consciousness emerges.

विशतः (viśataḥ) - when it emerges and enters (of one entering, from one entering)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of viśat

viśat - entering, going into

Present Active Participle

from root viś- (to enter)

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'cit' (feminine) by referring to the underlying 'Self' (ātman) which is masculine, or as a general agentive participle.

स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - a dream (svapna) (dream (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

from root svap- (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Object of 'viśataḥ'.

सुषुप्तस्था (suṣuptasthā) - abiding in the deep sleep state (abiding in deep sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suṣuptastha

suṣuptastha - remaining/abiding in deep sleep

compound of suṣupta + stha

Compound type : tatpurusha (suṣupta+stha)

• suṣupta – deeply sleeping, deep sleep
  adjective/noun
  Past Passive Participle
  from root svap- (to sleep) with prefix su-
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• stha – standing, abiding, being in
  adjective
  from root sthā- (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence

from root cit- (to perceive)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the analogy.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle, introduces a second simile within the first.

स्थिता (sthitā) - remains in its own essential nature (situated, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā- (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'cit' (implied).

एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्वप्नत्वम् (svapnatvam) - the state of dream (dream-state, dream-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnatva

svapnatva - dream-state, quality of being a dream

compound of svapna + tva (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+tva)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  from root svap- (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• tva – abstract suffix forming nouns of state or quality
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of 'eti'.

एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Indicative

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'cit'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

सर्गताम् (sargatām) - this state of creation (sargatā) (state of creation, creativeness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sargatā

sargatā - state of creation, creativeness

compound of sarga + tā (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+tā)

• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛj- (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• tā – abstract suffix forming feminine nouns of state or quality
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of (implied) 'eti'.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'sargatām'.