योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-6

यथा स्वप्नस्य पुष्टत्वं चिरानुभवनोचितम् ।
अतिसत्यमिवाभाति स्वातिवाहिकता तथा ॥ ६ ॥

yathā svapnasya puṣṭatvaṃ cirānubhavanocitam ,
atisatyamivābhāti svātivāhikatā tathā 6

6. yathā svapnasya puṣṭatvam cirānubhavanocitam
atisatyam iva ābhāti svātivāhikatā tathā ॥

6. yathā svapnasya cirānubhavanocitam puṣṭatvam atisatyam iva ābhāti,
tathā svātivāhikatā (ābhāti).

6. Just as the vividness (puṣṭatva) of a dream, which comes from prolonged experience, appears exceedingly real, so too does its own subtle nature (ātivāhikatā) manifest.

6. כשם שחלום מקבל מוחשיות עזה כתוצאה מחוויה ממושכת ונראה כאמת גמורה, כך גדלה מוחשיותו של טבע הגוף העדין.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• स्वप्नस्य (svapnasya) - of a dream

• पुष्टत्वम् (puṣṭatvam) - vividness (vividness, solidity, strength)

• चिरानुभवनोचितम् (cirānubhavanocitam) - which comes from prolonged experience (appropriate/suited for long experience, accustomed to long experience)

• अतिसत्यम् (atisatyam) - exceedingly real, very true

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• स्वातिवाहिकता (svātivāhikatā) - its own subtle nature, its own ethereal quality

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb

स्वप्नस्य (svapnasya) - of a dream

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

पुष्टत्वम् (puṣṭatvam) - vividness (vividness, solidity, strength)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣṭatva

puṣṭatva - state of being nourished, developed, vividness, solidity

Derived from 'puṣṭa' (nourished, strong, solid) with suffix '-tva' (state of being)

Note: Subject of the clause.

चिरानुभवनोचितम् (cirānubhavanocitam) - which comes from prolonged experience (appropriate/suited for long experience, accustomed to long experience)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cirānubhavanocita

cirānubhavanocita - appropriate for long experience, accustomed to long experience

Compound of 'cira' (long time), 'anubhavana' (experience), and 'ucita' (appropriate, accustomed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+anubhavana+ucita)

• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective
• anubhavana – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'anu' + root 'bhū' + '-ana' suffix
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ucita – proper, fit, appropriate, accustomed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac (to be accustomed to)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'puṣṭatvam'.

अतिसत्यम् (atisatyam) - exceedingly real, very true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atisatya

atisatya - exceedingly real, very true

Compound of 'ati' (exceedingly) and 'satya' (real, true)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+satya)

• ati – over, beyond, exceedingly, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix or adverb, intensifying meaning
• satya – real, true, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  From root as (to be), with suffix -tya
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate of 'puṣṭatvam'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present third person singular active of root bhā with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वातिवाहिकता (svātivāhikatā) - its own subtle nature, its own ethereal quality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svātivāhikatā

svātivāhikatā - its own subtle nature, its own ethereal quality

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'ātivāhikatā' (subtle nature)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+ātivāhikatā)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (feminine)
  Reflexive possessive pronoun
• ātivāhikatā – the state of being subtle/ethereal, subtle nature
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'ātivāhika' (subtle) with suffix '-tā' (state of being)
  Prefixes: ati+vah
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause, parallel to 'puṣṭatvam'.

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'

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