योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-176, verse-16

अपश्यत्तन्मनः स्वप्ने देहे पञ्चेन्द्रियं ततः ।
अनाकारं घनाकारं स्वप्नाद्रित्वमिवाज्ञधीः ॥ १६ ॥

apaśyattanmanaḥ svapne dehe pañcendriyaṃ tataḥ ,
anākāraṃ ghanākāraṃ svapnādritvamivājñadhīḥ 16

16. apaśyat tat manaḥ svapne dehe pañcendriyam tataḥ
anākāram ghanākāram svapnādritvam iva ajñadhīḥ

16. tataḥ ajñadhīḥ svapne dehe tat manaḥ pañcendriyam
anākāram ghanākāram svapnādritvam iva apaśyat

16. Then, an ignorant intellect (ajñadhī) perceived that mind (manas) and the five senses (pañcendriya) within the body in a dream as formless yet possessing a solid form, resembling the substantiality of a dream-mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - perceived (he/she/it saw, perceived)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, thought)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

• देहे (dehe) - within the body (in the body)

• पञ्चेन्द्रियम् (pañcendriyam) - the five senses (pañcendriya) (the five senses, five sense organs)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefore, from there)

• अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless (formless, shapeless)

• घनाकारम् (ghanākāram) - having a solid form (dense in form, solid, compact)

• स्वप्नाद्रित्वम् (svapnādritvam) - the substantiality of a dream-mountain (the state of being a dream-mountain, dream-mountain-ness)

• इव (iva) - resembling (like, as, as if)

• अज्ञधीः (ajñadhīḥ) - an ignorant intellect (ajñadhī) (ignorant intellect, foolish mind)

Words meanings and morphology

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - perceived (he/she/it saw, perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś

Imperfect third person singular active

Augment 'a' + root 'dṛś' (changed to 'paśya' in present/imperfect stems) + imperfect ending 't'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, such

Accusative singular neuter of 'tad'.

Note: Adjective for `manaḥ`.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Accusative singular of 'manas' (neuter).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `apaśyat`.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Locative singular of 'svapna'.

Root: svap (class 2)

देहे (dehe) - within the body (in the body)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Locative singular of 'deha'.

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Location of perception.

पञ्चेन्द्रियम् (pañcendriyam) - the five senses (pañcendriya) (the five senses, five sense organs)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcendriya

pañcendriya - the five senses, five sense organs

Compound of 'pañca' (five) and 'indriya' (sense organ). Accusative singular.

Compound type : dvigu (pañca+indriya)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)
  From 'indra' (lord) or '√id' (to see).

Note: Object of `apaśyat`.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefore, from there)

(indeclinable)

अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless (formless, shapeless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anākāra

anākāra - formless, shapeless

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'ākāra' (form, shape).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+ākāra)

• an – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make) with 'ā' prefix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective.

घनाकारम् (ghanākāram) - having a solid form (dense in form, solid, compact)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghanākāra

ghanākāra - dense in form, solid, compact, having a thick shape

Compound of 'ghana' (dense, solid) and 'ākāra' (form, shape).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+ākāra)

• ghana – dense, solid, compact, thick
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make) with 'ā' prefix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective.

स्वप्नाद्रित्वम् (svapnādritvam) - the substantiality of a dream-mountain (the state of being a dream-mountain, dream-mountain-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnādritva

svapnādritva - the state of being a dream-mountain

Compound of 'svapna' (dream), 'adri' (mountain), and '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun, 'ness').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+adri+tva)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From √ad (to eat), or √dṝ (to split) with 'a' negative prefix.
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being (suffix)
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - resembling (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अज्ञधीः (ajñadhīḥ) - an ignorant intellect (ajñadhī) (ignorant intellect, foolish mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñadhī

ajñadhī - ignorant intellect, foolish mind

Compound of 'a-jñā' (ignorant) and 'dhī' (intellect, mind). Nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a-jñā+dhī)

• a-jñā – ignorant, unknowing
  adjective (feminine)
  Negative prefix 'a-' + 'jñā' (knowing).
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dhī – intellect, thought, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √dhyai (to meditate) or √dhā (to place).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `apaśyat`.