योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-11

चेतसा ह्यसदाकारां प्रालेयपरमाणुताम् ।
पश्यत्यात्मन्यथात्मत्वे स्वप्ने स्वमरणोपमाम् ॥ ११ ॥

cetasā hyasadākārāṃ prāleyaparamāṇutām ,
paśyatyātmanyathātmatve svapne svamaraṇopamām 11

11. cetasā hi asat-ākārām prāleya-paramāṇutām paśyati
ātmani atha ātmatve svapne sva-maraṇa-upamām

11. hi cetasā ātmani atha ātmatve svapne asat-ākārām
prāleya-paramāṇutām sva-maraṇa-upamām paśyati

11. Indeed, with its consciousness, the individual soul (jīva) perceives (the created powers) as having an unreal form, like a mere particle of mist, within its own self (ātman) in its essential nature (ātmatva), just as one experiences one's own death in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतसा (cetasā) - with its consciousness (by consciousness, by mind, with intellect)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• असत्-आकाराम् (asat-ākārām) - as having an unreal form (having an unreal form, whose appearance is non-existent)

• प्रालेय-परमाणुताम् (prāleya-paramāṇutām) - like a mere particle of mist (the state of being an atom of mist/frost, mist-like minuteness)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within its own self (ātman) (in the self, in oneself, in the soul)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover

• आत्मत्वे (ātmatve) - in its essential nature (ātmatva) (in the state of selfhood, in its essential nature)

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

• स्व-मरण-उपमाम् (sva-maraṇa-upamām) - just as one experiences one's own death in a dream (resembling one's own death, like one's own death)

Words meanings and morphology

चेतसा (cetasā) - with its consciousness (by consciousness, by mind, with intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect, heart

Stem ending in -as

Root: cit

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

असत्-आकाराम् (asat-ākārām) - as having an unreal form (having an unreal form, whose appearance is non-existent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asat-ākāra

asat-ākāra - having an unreal form, whose appearance is non-existent

Compound adjective, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asat+ākāra)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false
  adjective (neuter)
  Present active participle
  Negative of sat (being)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ- (to do) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun (e.g., śakti or māyā).

प्रालेय-परमाणुताम् (prāleya-paramāṇutām) - like a mere particle of mist (the state of being an atom of mist/frost, mist-like minuteness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāleya-paramāṇutā

prāleya-paramāṇutā - the state of being a particle of mist/frost, subtlety like a dewdrop particle

Compound noun, abstract noun suffix -tā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prāleya+paramāṇutā)

• prāleya – frost, mist, dew
  noun (neuter)
• paramāṇutā – atom-ness, minuteness, the state of being a particle
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun suffix -tā added to paramāṇu (atom)

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun (e.g., śakti or māyā).

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Root dṛś forms present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within its own self (ātman) (in the self, in oneself, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath, individual soul (ātman), universal self (ātman)

अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle

आत्मत्वे (ātmatve) - in its essential nature (ātmatva) (in the state of selfhood, in its essential nature)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmatva

ātmatva - self-ness, essential nature of self, state of being the self

Abstract noun suffix -tva added to ātman (self)

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Derived from root svap- (to sleep)

Root: svap

स्व-मरण-उपमाम् (sva-maraṇa-upamām) - just as one experiences one's own death in a dream (resembling one's own death, like one's own death)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva-maraṇa-upamā

sva-maraṇa-upamā - likeness to one's own death

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva-maraṇa+upamā)

• sva-maraṇa – one's own death
  noun (neuter)
  Compound noun
  Root: mṛ
• sva – one's own, self, kin
  pronoun (neuter)
  Reflexive pronoun
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root mṛ- (to die)
  Root: mṛ
• upamā – comparison, likeness, analogy
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mā- (to measure) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun (e.g., śakti or māyā).

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