योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-71

यद्यथा वेत्ति चिद्व्योम तत्तथा तद्भवत्यलम् ।
स्वप्ने त्वमहमादीव सदात्माप्यसदात्मकम् ॥ ७१ ॥

yadyathā vetti cidvyoma tattathā tadbhavatyalam ,
svapne tvamahamādīva sadātmāpyasadātmakam 71

71. yat yathā vetti cit vyoma tat tat tathā tat bhavati alam
svapne tvam aham ādi iva sat ātman api asat ātmakam

71. cit vyoma yat yathā vetti tat tat tathā tat alam bhavati
svapne tvam aham ādi iva sat ātman api asat ātmakam

71. Whatever and however the consciousness-space (citvyoma) perceives, that very thing then truly becomes so. Just as in a dream, the real self (sat ātman), though existing, experiences things of an unreal nature (asatātmakam).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• यथा (yathā) - and however (as, just as, in whatever manner, how)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, perceives, understands)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, intelligence)

• व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (sky, space, ether, atmosphere)

• तत् (tat) - that very thing (that, that thing)

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing

• तथा (tathā) - so (thus, so, in that manner)

• तत् (tat) - it (that, it)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (is, becomes, exists)

• अलम् (alam) - truly (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed, capable)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

• त्वम् (tvam) - 'you' (you (singular))

• अहम् (aham) - 'I' (I)

• आदि (ādi) - and so on (beginning, and so on, etcetera)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• सत् (sat) - real (real, existing, good, true)

• आत्मन् (ātman) - self (ātman) (self, soul, supreme spirit)

• अपि (api) - though (also, even, too)

• असत् (asat) - unreal (unreal, non-existent, untrue)

• आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having an unreal nature (having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whoever, whatever

यथा (yathā) - and however (as, just as, in whatever manner, how)

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, perceives, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, intelligence, spirit, thought

From root √cit (to perceive, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'citvyoma'.

व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (sky, space, ether, atmosphere)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

Note: The compound 'citvyoma' (consciousness-space) implies all-pervading consciousness.

तत् (tat) - that very thing (that, that thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reduplicated to emphasize 'that very thing'.

तत् (tat) - that, that thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reduplicated to emphasize 'that very thing'.

तथा (tathā) - so (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - it (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the object of perception, which then 'becomes' so.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (is, becomes, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - truly (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed, capable)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to emphasize certainty.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming, illusion

From root √svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - 'you' (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of a compound 'tvamahāmādi'.

अहम् (aham) - 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Part of a compound 'tvamahāmādi'.

आदि (ādi) - and so on (beginning, and so on, etcetera)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first, and so on, etcetera

Note: Used in the compound 'tvamahamādi' to mean 'you, I, and the like'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - real (real, existing, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - real, existing, true, good, being, entity

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ātman'.

आत्मन् (ātman) - self (ātman) (self, soul, supreme spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, principle of life, supreme spirit, Brahman

अपि (api) - though (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to imply 'though'.

असत् (asat) - unreal (unreal, non-existent, untrue)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, untrue, bad

Compound: 'a' (not) + 'sat' (real, existing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – real, existing, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: First part of the compound 'asatātmakam'.

आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having an unreal nature (having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - having the nature of, consisting of, relating to the self

Suffix -ātmaka from ātman

Note: The compound 'asatātmakam' means 'having the nature of the unreal'.