योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-39

स्वप्नात्स्वप्नान्तराण्यास्ते निद्रायां मानवो यथा ।
सर्गात्सर्गान्तरान्मास्ते स्वसत्तायामजस्तथा ॥ ३९ ॥

svapnātsvapnāntarāṇyāste nidrāyāṃ mānavo yathā ,
sargātsargāntarānmāste svasattāyāmajastathā 39

39. svapnāt svapnāntarāṇi āste nidrāyām mānavaḥ yathā
sargāt sargāntarān mā āste svasattāyām ajaḥ tathā

39. yathā mānavaḥ nidrāyām svapnāt svapnāntarāṇi āste
tathā ajaḥ svasattāyām sargāt sargāntarān mā āste

39. Just as a human being passes from one dream to another while remaining in sleep, similarly, the unborn (aja) passes from one creation (sarga) to another, while remaining in its own essential nature (svasattā).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from dream

• स्वप्नान्तराणि (svapnāntarāṇi) - other dreams, different dreams

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, dwells (remains, stays, sits)

• निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep (nidrā)

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation (sarga)

• सर्गान्तरान् (sargāntarān) - other creations, different creations

• मा (mā) - This 'mā' is problematic here, as it typically means 'not'. However, in parallel with the first line, the meaning should be 'remains'. It could be a textual variant, an expletive particle sometimes found in older texts, or it could be interpreted as 'in' or 'by means of' in some rare contexts, making 'māste' (if treated as one word) a compound-like formation for 'remains in'. In this parsed form, 'mā' is presented as a separate particle. (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, dwells (remains, stays, sits)

• स्वसत्तायाम् (svasattāyām) - in its own being, in its own existence (svasattā)

• अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn Self (ātman) or ultimate reality (the unborn, the eternal (aja), Brahma (god))

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, likewise

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from dream

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Indicates transition *from* one dream.

स्वप्नान्तराणि (svapnāntarāṇi) - other dreams, different dreams

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svapnāntara

svapnāntara - other dreams, different dreams

From 'svapna' (dream) + 'antara' (other)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+antara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• antara – other, different, interval, inside
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of transition.

आस्ते (āste) - remains, dwells (remains, stays, sits)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Atmanepada, Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: ās (class 2)

निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep (nidrā)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep (nidrā)

Root: drā (class 2)

Note: Indicates the state or condition in which the action occurs.

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human being, man

From 'manu' (man) + 'a' (suffix)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation (sarga)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation (sarga), outpouring

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates transition *from* one creation (sarga).

सर्गान्तरान् (sargāntarān) - other creations, different creations

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sargāntara

sargāntara - other creations, different creations

From 'sarga' (creation) + 'antara' (other)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+antara)

• sarga – creation, emanation (sarga), outpouring
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• antara – other, different, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of transition.

मा (mā) - This 'mā' is problematic here, as it typically means 'not'. However, in parallel with the first line, the meaning should be 'remains'. It could be a textual variant, an expletive particle sometimes found in older texts, or it could be interpreted as 'in' or 'by means of' in some rare contexts, making 'māste' (if treated as one word) a compound-like formation for 'remains in'. In this parsed form, 'mā' is presented as a separate particle. (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - remains, dwells (remains, stays, sits)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Atmanepada, Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: ās (class 2)

स्वसत्तायाम् (svasattāyām) - in its own being, in its own existence (svasattā)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of svasattā

svasattā - own being, own existence

From 'sva' (own) + 'sattā' (being, existence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sattā)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Indicates the state or condition in which the action occurs.

अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn Self (ātman) or ultimate reality (the unborn, the eternal (aja), Brahma (god))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, eternal, without origin (aja), Brahma (god)

Negation 'a' + root 'jan' (to be born) + 'a' (suffix)

Prefix: a

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)