योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-39

यावत्किंचिदिदं दृश्यं तच्चित्तं स्वप्नभूष्विव ।
तदेव च पुमांस्तस्मात्को भेदो जगदात्मनोः ॥ ३९ ॥

yāvatkiṃcididaṃ dṛśyaṃ taccittaṃ svapnabhūṣviva ,
tadeva ca pumāṃstasmātko bhedo jagadātmanoḥ 39

39. yāvat kiñcit idam dṛśyam tat cittam svapnabhūṣu iva
tat eva ca pumān tasmāt kaḥ bhedaḥ jagat ātmanoḥ

39. yāvat kiñcit idam dṛśyam (asti),
tat cittam (asti) svapnabhūṣu iva.
ca tat eva pumān (asti).
tasmāt jagat ātmanoḥ kaḥ bhedaḥ (asti)?

39. Whatever is perceived in this world is merely consciousness (citta), as if it were a creation in dream-lands. And that very consciousness (citta) is the cosmic Person (puruṣa). Therefore, what difference (bheda) can there be between the universe (jagat) and the Self (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - whatever (as much as, as long as, whatever)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (at all) (something, anything, a little)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - is perceived (visible, perceivable, object of sight)

• तत् (tat) - that (perceived thing) (that, it)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• स्वप्नभूषु (svapnabhūṣu) - in dream-lands (in dream-lands, in dream-states)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• तत् (tat) - that very consciousness (that, it)

• एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just)

• च (ca) - and

• पुमान् (pumān) - the cosmic Person (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme person)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference (bheda) (difference, distinction, division)

• जगत् (jagat) - the universe (jagat) (world, universe)

• आत्मनोः (ātmanoḥ) - and the Self (ātman) (of the two selves/souls)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - whatever (as much as, as long as, whatever)

(indeclinable)

Correlates with 'tāvat'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (at all) (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, some

Indefinite pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Modifies 'dṛśyam'.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - is perceived (visible, perceivable, object of sight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceivable, object of perception

Gerundive

From root dṛś (to see), used as a nominalized gerundive.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

तत् (tat) - that (perceived thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Neuter singular nominative.

चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart, intelligence

Past Passive Participle

From cit (to perceive, observe, think), nominalized.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat'.

स्वप्नभूषु (svapnabhūṣu) - in dream-lands (in dream-lands, in dream-states)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svapnabhū

svapnabhū - dream-land, dream-state, dream-world

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (svapna+bhū)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• bhū – earth, land, place, state
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तत् (tat) - that very consciousness (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Neuter singular nominative.

एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - the cosmic Person (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumas

pumas - man, male, human being, spirit, the Supreme Spirit (puruṣa)

Nominative singular of 'pumas'.

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat eva'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad'. Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Masculine singular nominative.

Note: Modifies 'bhedaḥ'.

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference (bheda) (difference, distinction, division)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - division, separation, distinction, difference, breaking

From bhid (to break, split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Subject of the interrogative clause.

जगत् (jagat) - the universe (jagat) (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present active participle

Present participle of 'gam' (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

आत्मनोः (ātmanoḥ) - and the Self (ātman) (of the two selves/souls)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essential nature, breath

Genitive/locative dual of 'ātman'.

Root: an (class 2)