योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-23

एकस्यामेव निद्रायां सुषुप्तस्वप्नविभ्रमाः ।
यदा भान्त्यविचित्रायां चित्रा इव निरन्तराः ॥ २३ ॥

ekasyāmeva nidrāyāṃ suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ ,
yadā bhāntyavicitrāyāṃ citrā iva nirantarāḥ 23

23. ekasyām eva nidrāyām suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ
yadā bhānti avicitrāyām citrā iva nirantarāḥ

23. yadā ekasyām eva avicitrāyām nidrāyām
suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ citrā iva nirantarāḥ bhānti

23. Just as, in the single, undifferentiated state of sleep (nidrā), the continuous illusions of deep sleep and dream appear as if they were varied.

Words meanings summery:

• एकस्याम् (ekasyām) - in one, in the single

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep

• सुषुप्तस्वप्नविभ्रमाः (suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ) - the illusions of deep sleep and dream

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine

• अविचित्रायाम् (avicitrāyām) - in the undifferentiated, in the unchanging

• चित्रा (citrā) - varied, manifold

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निरन्तराः (nirantarāḥ) - continuous, incessant, uninterrupted

Words meanings and morphology

एकस्याम् (ekasyām) - in one, in the single

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'nidrāyām'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

Root: drā (class 2)

सुषुप्तस्वप्नविभ्रमाः (suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ) - the illusions of deep sleep and dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suṣuptasvapnavibhrama

suṣuptasvapnavibhrama - illusion of deep sleep and dream

Compound type : dvandva (suṣupta+svapna+vibhrama)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, sound sleep
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root svap ('to sleep'), with intensive prefix su-.
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-bhram- ('to wander about, be confused').
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

Root: bhā (class 2)

अविचित्रायाम् (avicitrāyām) - in the undifferentiated, in the unchanging

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of avicitra

avicitra - undifferentiated, uniform, not variegated, simple

Negation of citra.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+citra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• citra – varied, manifold, strange, wonderful, distinct
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nidrāyām'.

चित्रा (citrā) - varied, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - varied, manifold, strange, wonderful, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निरन्तराः (nirantarāḥ) - continuous, incessant, uninterrupted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirantara

nirantara - continuous, incessant, uninterrupted, close, proximate

Compound of nis ('without') and antara ('interval').

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+antara)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'suṣuptasvapnavibhramāḥ'.