योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-50

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
युक्तं युष्माभिरस्माभिः सर्वं व्योमात्मकं जगत् ।
स्थितं चित्परमाण्वन्तरन्तःस्वप्नोऽनुभूयते ॥ ५० ॥

brahmovāca ,
yuktaṃ yuṣmābhirasmābhiḥ sarvaṃ vyomātmakaṃ jagat ,
sthitaṃ citparamāṇvantarantaḥsvapno'nubhūyate 50

50. brahmā uvāca yuktam yuṣmābhiḥ asmābhiḥ sarvam vyomātmakam
jagat sthitam citparamāṇu antar antaḥsvapnaḥ anubhūyate

50. brahmā uvāca yuṣmābhiḥ yuktam asmābhiḥ sarvam vyomātmakam
jagat citparamāṇu antar sthitam antaḥsvapnaḥ anubhūyate

50. Brahmā said: "Your observation is appropriate. From our perspective, the entire universe, which is spatial in nature, is contained within an atom of consciousness (citparamaṇu) and is experienced as an inner dream."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - Your question/observation is proper. (appropriate, proper, correct)

• युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (those who asked the question) (by you (plural))

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - from our (Brahma's) perspective (by us)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• व्योमात्मकम् (vyomātmakam) - having the nature of space, consisting of space

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing

• चित्परमाणु (citparamāṇu) - atom of consciousness

• अन्तर् (antar) - within (within, inside, between)

• अन्तःस्वप्नः (antaḥsvapnaḥ) - inner dream

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), sacred utterance, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root 'vac' (class 2, P) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular. Strong form 'uvāca'.

Root: vac (class 2)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - Your question/observation is proper. (appropriate, proper, correct)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, endowed with, appropriate, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yuj' (to join, to yoke, to concentrate).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Used impersonally or as a predicate of an implied subject (e.g., 'your question').

युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (those who asked the question) (by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the implied action (e.g., 'the question was put by you').

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - from our (Brahma's) perspective (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can indicate perspective or agency.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

व्योमात्मकम् (vyomātmakam) - having the nature of space, consisting of space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomātmaka

vyomātmaka - having space as its nature or essence, ethereal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyoman+ātmaka)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the essence of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ātman' with suffix '-ka'.

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - that which moves, the world, the universe

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go, move), reduplicated.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause, predicate is 'sthitam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, to remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with 'jagat'.

चित्परमाणु (citparamāṇu) - atom of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citparamāṇu

citparamāṇu - atom of consciousness, the subtlemost particle of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+paramāṇu)

• cit – consciousness, awareness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• paramāṇu – ultimate atom, subtlemost particle
  noun (masculine)
  From 'parama' (supreme, ultimate) + 'aṇu' (atom, subtle).

Note: Appears to be the object of 'antar'.

अन्तर् (antar) - within (within, inside, between)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs 'citparamāṇu'.

अन्तःस्वप्नः (antaḥsvapnaḥ) - inner dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥsvapna

antaḥsvapna - inner dream, internal dream

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+svapna)

• antar – within, internal
  indeclinable
• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative, describing the manner of existence.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present Tense

Root 'bhū' (to be, become) with prefix 'anu'. Present passive (ātmanepada) 3rd person singular.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The passive voice implies "it is experienced by someone" (by us, 'asmābhiḥ').