योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-13

असत्यपि यथा स्तम्भे स्वप्ने खे स्तम्भता विदः ।
तथेदमस्या नानात्वमनन्यदपि चान्यवत् ॥ १३ ॥

asatyapi yathā stambhe svapne khe stambhatā vidaḥ ,
tathedamasyā nānātvamananyadapi cānyavat 13

13. asaty api yathā stambhe svapne khe stambhatā vidaḥ
| tathā idam asyā nānātvam ananyat api ca anyavat

13. yathā asaty api stambhe svapne khe stambhatā vidaḥ,
tathā idam asyā ananyat api nānātvam ca anyavat.

13. Just as, even in the absence of a pillar, a person perceives the form of a pillar in a dream, so too, this diversity of reality, though non-different from it, appears as if it were different.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्य् (asaty) - being non-existent (e.g., a pillar in a dream) (being non-existent, unreal)

• अपि (api) - even (in the absence) (even, also, although)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• स्तम्भे (stambhe) - in the case of a pillar (its non-existence) (in a pillar, on a pillar)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• खे (khe) - in a void or dream-space (in the sky, in space, in a void)

• स्तम्भता (stambhatā) - the form/appearance of a pillar (the state of being a pillar, pillar-ness)

• विदः (vidaḥ) - a knowing person, one who perceives (of the knowing one, of a wise person; also a form of 'vid' meaning 'knowing, perceiving')

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, similarly, thus)

• इदम् (idam) - this (diversity) (this (neuter))

• अस्या (asyā) - of it (referring to the ultimate reality) (of this (feminine singular), or a form of 'asya' (neuter/masculine genitive singular))

• नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - diversity (diversity, manifoldness, variety)

• अनन्यत् (ananyat) - non-different (from the ultimate reality) (non-different, not other)

• अपि (api) - though (non-different) (even, also)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यवत् (anyavat) - as if different (like another, as if different)

Words meanings and morphology

असत्य् (asaty) - being non-existent (e.g., a pillar in a dream) (being non-existent, unreal)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'api'

अपि (api) - even (in the absence) (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

स्तम्भे (stambhe) - in the case of a pillar (its non-existence) (in a pillar, on a pillar)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

खे (khe) - in a void or dream-space (in the sky, in space, in a void)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, void

Note: Often used metaphorically for 'void' or 'space of consciousness'.

स्तम्भता (stambhatā) - the form/appearance of a pillar (the state of being a pillar, pillar-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of stambhatā

stambhatā - pillar-ness, the state of being a pillar

Derived from 'stambha' + suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

विदः (vidaḥ) - a knowing person, one who perceives (of the knowing one, of a wise person; also a form of 'vid' meaning 'knowing, perceiving')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vid

vid - knower, wise person, knowledge

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of 'vid' (knower).

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, similarly, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

इदम् (idam) - this (diversity) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'nānātvam'.

अस्या (asyā) - of it (referring to the ultimate reality) (of this (feminine singular), or a form of 'asya' (neuter/masculine genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - diversity (diversity, manifoldness, variety)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānātva

nānātva - diversity, manifoldness, variety

Derived from 'nānā' (various) + suffix '-tva' for abstract noun.

अनन्यत् (ananyat) - non-different (from the ultimate reality) (non-different, not other)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, non-different, unique

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+anya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anya – other, different
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'nānātvam'.

अपि (api) - though (non-different) (even, also)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यवत् (anyavat) - as if different (like another, as if different)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'anya' (other) + suffix '-vat' (like, as if)