योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-38

सर्गप्रलयसंस्थानान्येवमात्मनि चिद्धने ।
सौम्ये स्वप्नसुषुप्ताभा शुद्धे निद्राघने यथा ॥ ३८ ॥

sargapralayasaṃsthānānyevamātmani ciddhane ,
saumye svapnasuṣuptābhā śuddhe nidrāghane yathā 38

38. sargapralayasaṃsthānāni evam ātmani ciddhane
saumye svapnasuṣuptābhā śuddhe nidrāghane yathā

38. yathā śuddhe saumye nidrāghane svapnasuṣuptābhā
evam ātmani ciddhane sargapralayasaṃsthānāni

38. Just as the states resembling dream and deep sleep (svapnasuṣupti) manifest in the pure, tranquil, and dense state of sleep, similarly, the configurations of creation (sarga) and dissolution (pralaya) appear within the Self (ātman), which is pure, tranquil, and a compact mass of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गप्रलयसंस्थानानि (sargapralayasaṁsthānāni) - configurations of creation (sarga) and dissolution (pralaya)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman)

• चिद्धने (ciddhane) - in the dense consciousness, in the compact consciousness

• सौम्ये (saumye) - in the tranquil, in the peaceful, in the gentle

• स्वप्नसुषुप्ताभा (svapnasuṣuptābhā) - resembling dream and deep sleep (svapnasuṣupti)

• शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in the pure

• निद्राघने (nidrāghane) - in the density of sleep, in compact sleep

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गप्रलयसंस्थानानि (sargapralayasaṁsthānāni) - configurations of creation (sarga) and dissolution (pralaya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sargapralayasaṃsthāna

sargapralayasaṁsthāna - configurations of creation and dissolution

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sarga+pralaya+saṃsthāna)

• sarga – creation, emanation (sarga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction (pralaya), absorption
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' + root 'lī' (to dissolve)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• saṃsthāna – arrangement, state, condition, form
  noun (neuter)
  From 'saṃ' + root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, nature (ātman)

चिद्धने (ciddhane) - in the dense consciousness, in the compact consciousness

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ciddhana

ciddhana - dense consciousness, compact mass of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ghana)

• cit – consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ghana – dense, solid, compact, mass
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `ātmani`.

सौम्ये (saumye) - in the tranquil, in the peaceful, in the gentle

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - tranquil, peaceful, gentle, lunar

From 'soma' (moon) + 'ya' (suffix)

Note: Agrees with `nidrāghane` (masculine locative singular).

स्वप्नसुषुप्ताभा (svapnasuṣuptābhā) - resembling dream and deep sleep (svapnasuṣupti)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svapnasuṣuptābhā

svapnasuṣuptābhā - resembling dream and deep sleep

From 'svapna' (dream) + 'suṣupti' (deep sleep) + 'ābha' (resembling)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (svapna+suṣupti+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• suṣupti – deep sleep (suṣupti)
  noun (feminine)
  From 'su' (good, deep) + root 'svap' (to sleep) + 'kti' (suffix)
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – resemblance, likeness, lustre
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' + root 'bhā' (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Describes implied phenomena (like 'bhāvāḥ' or 'vṛttayaḥ') in the state of sleep, parallel to `sargapralayasaṃsthānāni`.

शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in the pure

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śudh' (to purify)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `nidrāghane`.

निद्राघने (nidrāghane) - in the density of sleep, in compact sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nidrāghana

nidrāghana - density of sleep, compact sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+ghana)

• nidrā – sleep (nidrā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: drā (class 2)
• ghana – dense, solid, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)