योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-22

स्वप्नपृथ्व्याद्यनुभवे किमबुद्धस्य कारणम् ।
चित्स्वभावादृते ब्रूहि स्वप्नार्थो नाम कीदृशः ॥ २२ ॥

svapnapṛthvyādyanubhave kimabuddhasya kāraṇam ,
citsvabhāvādṛte brūhi svapnārtho nāma kīdṛśaḥ 22

22. svapnapṛthvyādyanubhave kim abuddhasya kāraṇam |
cit svabhāvāt ṛte brūhi svapnārthaḥ nāma kīdṛśaḥ

22. svapnapṛthvyādyanubhave abuddhasya kim kāraṇam?
cit svabhāvāt ṛte svapnārthaḥ nāma kīdṛśaḥ brūhi

22. When experiencing dream-lands and similar phenomena, what is the cause for the unenlightened (abuddha) person? Tell me, what kind of dream-object (svapnārtha) could exist apart from the intrinsic nature (dharma) of pure consciousness (cit)?

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नपृथ्व्याद्यनुभवे (svapnapṛthvyādyanubhave) - in the experience of dream-earth and so on

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - of the ignorant; of the unenlightened

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

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

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from the intrinsic nature (dharma)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for (governs ablative)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak (imperative, 2nd person singular)

• स्वप्नार्थः (svapnārthaḥ) - dream-object, meaning/purpose of a dream

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name; what kind of (particle emphasizing a question)

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नपृथ्व्याद्यनुभवे (svapnapṛthvyādyanubhave) - in the experience of dream-earth and so on

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnapṛthvyādyanubhava

svapnapṛthvyādyanubhava - the experience of dream-earth and similar things

Compound of 'svapna' (dream), 'pṛthvī' (earth), 'ādi' (etc.), and 'anubhava' (experience).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pṛthvī+ādi+anubhava)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• pṛthvī – earth, land, world
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable (masculine)
• anubhava – experience, perception, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - of the ignorant; of the unenlightened

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abuddha

abuddha - unawakened, ignorant, foolish

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Derived from root 'budh' (to awaken, know) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, known, understood
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'budh' (to awaken, know).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun, referring to an ignorant person.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intellect, pure knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

Note: Here used in a compound as a descriptor for svabhāva.

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from the intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), innate disposition

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, state, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for (governs ablative)

(indeclinable)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak (imperative, 2nd person singular)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

स्वप्नार्थः (svapnārthaḥ) - dream-object, meaning/purpose of a dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnārtha

svapnārtha - dream-object, meaning/purpose of a dream

Compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'artha' (object, meaning).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+artha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name; what kind of (particle emphasizing a question)

(indeclinable)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, how, what