योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-174, verse-3

यथा स्वप्नसुषुप्तात्म निद्रारूपकमेव खम् ।
दृश्यादृश्यांशमेकात्मरूपं चिन्नभसस्तथा ॥ ३ ॥

yathā svapnasuṣuptātma nidrārūpakameva kham ,
dṛśyādṛśyāṃśamekātmarūpaṃ cinnabhasastathā 3

3. yathā svapna suṣupta ātma nidrā rūpakam eva kham
dṛśya adṛśya aṃśam eka ātma rūpam cit nabhasaḥ tathā

3. yathā svapna suṣupta ātma kham nidrā rūpakam eva
dṛśya adṛśya aṃśam eka ātma rūpam tathā cit nabhasaḥ

3. Just as the mind's space (kham) in dream and deep sleep is a manifestation of sleep itself, possessing both visible and invisible aspects yet being of a single intrinsic nature (ātman), so too is the vast expanse of consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वप्न (svapna) - dream, sleep

• सुषुप्त (suṣupta) - deep sleep, deeply asleep

• आत्म (ātma) - state, nature (ātman) (self, nature, (ātman))

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep

• रूपकम् (rūpakam) - manifestation/form (form, representation, a kind of)

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• खम् (kham) - mind's space (space, ether, void, mind)

• दृश्य (dṛśya) - visible, seen, perceptible

• अदृश्य (adṛśya) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

• अंशम् (aṁśam) - aspect, part (part, portion, aspect)

• एक (eka) - one, single, unified

• आत्म (ātma) - intrinsic nature (ātman) (self, nature, (ātman))

• रूपम् (rūpam) - nature, form (form, nature, appearance)

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

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the space (of consciousness) (of the sky, of space)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

स्वप्न (svapna) - dream, sleep

(noun)

masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

सुषुप्त (suṣupta) - deep sleep, deeply asleep

(noun)

neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deeply asleep, deep sleep

Past passive participle

From root svap (to sleep) with prefix su. svap becomes ṣupta after su.

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

आत्म (ātma) - state, nature (ātman) (self, nature, (ātman))

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence, nature, Brahman

Root: an (class 2)

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep

(noun)

feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber, drowsiness

From root drā (to sleep) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: drā (class 2)

रूपकम् (rūpakam) - manifestation/form (form, representation, a kind of)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpaka

rūpaka - form, figure, representation, kind, dramatic performance

From rūpa (form).

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

खम् (kham) - mind's space (space, ether, void, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void, aperture, sense organ, Brahman

दृश्य (dṛśya) - visible, seen, perceptible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible, object of sight

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अदृश्य (adṛśya) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

Negative prefix 'a' + dṛśya.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अंशम् (aṁśam) - aspect, part (part, portion, aspect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, aspect, degree

From root aṃś (to divide).

Root: aṃś (class 1)

एक (eka) - one, single, unified

(adjective)

neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Numeral adjective.

आत्म (ātma) - intrinsic nature (ātman) (self, nature, (ātman))

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence, nature, Brahman

Root: an (class 2)

रूपम् (rūpam) - nature, form (form, nature, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, understanding, mind, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the space (of consciousness) (of the sky, of space)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: nabh (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.