योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-57

स्वप्नवत्तच्च निर्धर्म मनागपि न भिद्यते ।
विकार्यपि सधर्मापि चिद्व्योम्नो वस्तुनो मलात् ॥ ५७ ॥

svapnavattacca nirdharma manāgapi na bhidyate ,
vikāryapi sadharmāpi cidvyomno vastuno malāt 57

57. svapnavat tat ca nirdharma manāk api na bhidyate
vikāri api sadharmā api cidvyomnaḥ vastunaḥ malāt

57. tat ca svapnavat nirdharma manāk api na bhidyate
cidvyomnaḥ vastunaḥ malāt vikāri api sadharmā api

57. And that (perceivable reality), like a dream, though appearing devoid of intrinsic nature (dharma), does not differ even slightly from the substance of the space of consciousness (cidvyoman). Even though it is mutable and possesses a specific nature (dharma), this is due to an imperfection (mala) within the substance of the space of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

• तत् (tat) - that perceivable reality (that, it)

• च (ca) - and, also

• निर्धर्म (nirdharma) - without intrinsic nature (dharma), devoid of properties

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, in the least

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not

• भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated, differs, is broken, is split

• विकारि (vikāri) - mutable, changeable, undergoing modification

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• सधर्मा (sadharmā) - having a specific nature (dharma), possessing properties

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the space of consciousness (cidvyoman)

• वस्तुनः (vastunaḥ) - of the substance, of the object

• मलात् (malāt) - due to impurity, from imperfection, from defilement

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'svapna' with the suffix '-vat' (like, as)

तत् (tat) - that perceivable reality (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निर्धर्म (nirdharma) - without intrinsic nature (dharma), devoid of properties

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirdharma

nirdharma - without intrinsic nature (dharma), property-less, unconditioned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dharma)

• nis – without, out, free from
  prefix
• dharma – intrinsic nature (dharma), property, law, duty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, in the least

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated, differs, is broken, is split

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

विकारि (vikāri) - mutable, changeable, undergoing modification

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikārin

vikārin - mutable, changeable, undergoing modification, transforming

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

सधर्मा (sadharmā) - having a specific nature (dharma), possessing properties

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadharman

sadharman - having properties, possessing qualities, having a specific nature (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dharma)

• sa – with, possessing, endowed with
  prefix
• dharma – intrinsic nature (dharma), property, quality, law
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the space of consciousness (cidvyoman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - the space of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

वस्तुनः (vastunaḥ) - of the substance, of the object

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, object, reality, thing, essence

मलात् (malāt) - due to impurity, from imperfection, from defilement

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mala

mala - impurity, defilement, fault, imperfection, dirt

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