योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-32

सर्गादावेव नोत्पन्नं दृश्यं चिद्गगनं त्विदम् ।
स्वरूपं स्वप्नवद्भाति नान्यदत्रोपपद्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

sargādāveva notpannaṃ dṛśyaṃ cidgaganaṃ tvidam ,
svarūpaṃ svapnavadbhāti nānyadatropapadyate 32

32. sargādau eva na utpannam dṛśyam cidgaganam tu idam
svarūpam svapnavat bhāti na anyat atra upapadyate

32. idam dṛśyam cidgaganam sargādau eva na utpannam.
svarūpam svapnavat bhāti.
atra anyat na upapadyate.

32. This visible world, which is the expanse of consciousness, was not created at the very beginning. Its essential nature (svarūpa) appears like a dream, and no other explanation is plausible here.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced, arisen, manifested, born

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, perceivable; the visible world, phenomena

• चिद्गगनम् (cidgaganam) - the expanse of consciousness, the sky of consciousness

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - essential nature (svarūpa) (its own form, essential nature, intrinsic nature)

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

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, another

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is appropriate, makes sense, is justified

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivation from root sṛj
  Root: sṛj
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced, arisen, manifested, born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, manifested, born

Past Passive Participle

derived from root pad with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, perceivable; the visible world, phenomena

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable; object of sight; the world

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

derived from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चिद्गगनम् (cidgaganam) - the expanse of consciousness, the sky of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidgagana

cidgagana - the expanse of consciousness, the sky of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+gagana)

• cit – consciousness, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
• gagana – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - essential nature (svarūpa) (its own form, essential nature, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - own form, essential nature, intrinsic nature

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

suffix vat meaning 'like' or 'as if', derived from svapna (dream)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is appropriate, makes sense, is justified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upapad

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)