योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-28

स्वप्नदर्शनवद्भाति यच्चिद्व्योम चिदम्बरे ।
चिद्व्योमत्वादृते रूपं तदस्य जगतः कुतः ॥ २८ ॥

svapnadarśanavadbhāti yaccidvyoma cidambare ,
cidvyomatvādṛte rūpaṃ tadasya jagataḥ kutaḥ 28

28. svapnadarśanavat bhāti yat cidvyoma cidambare |
cidvyomatvāt ṛte rūpam tat asya jagataḥ kutaḥ ||

28. yat cidvyoma cidambare svapnadarśanavat bhāti
asya jagataḥ tat rūpam cidvyomatvāt ṛte kutaḥ

28. That consciousness-space (cidvyoma), which appears like a dream vision within the consciousness-sky (cidambara), from where could this world (jagat) derive its form, if not from being that very consciousness-space (cidvyoma)?

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नदर्शनवत् (svapnadarśanavat) - like a dream vision, resembling a dream-like perception

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, the expanse of consciousness

• चिदम्बरे (cidambare) - in the consciousness-sky, in the ethereal expanse of consciousness

• चिद्व्योमत्वात् (cidvyomatvāt) - from being consciousness-space, due to the nature of consciousness-space

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, apart from, except

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, nature

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how, whence

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नदर्शनवत् (svapnadarśanavat) - like a dream vision, resembling a dream-like perception

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi-suffix (svapnadarśana+vat)

• svapnadarśana – dream vision, dream perception
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present Active

Root class 2, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, the expanse of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-space, the infinite expanse of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

चिदम्बरे (cidambare) - in the consciousness-sky, in the ethereal expanse of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cidambara

cidambara - consciousness-sky, the ethereal expanse of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ambara)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ambara – sky, space, garment
  noun (neuter)

चिद्व्योमत्वात् (cidvyomatvāt) - from being consciousness-space, due to the nature of consciousness-space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cidvyomatva

cidvyomatva - the state or nature of being consciousness-space

Compound type : tatpurusha (cidvyoman+tva)

• cidvyoman – consciousness-space, the infinite expanse of consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'hood', state of being
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun suffix

ऋते (ṛte) - without, apart from, except

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ja (birth, origin)

Root: gam (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how, whence

(indeclinable)