योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-78

श्रीराम उवाच ।
स्वप्नेषु कल्पनाद्येषु जाग्रदेवावभासते ।
संस्कारात्मतया नित्यं मनोराज्यभ्रमेषु च ॥ ७८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
svapneṣu kalpanādyeṣu jāgradevāvabhāsate ,
saṃskārātmatayā nityaṃ manorājyabhrameṣu ca 78

78. śrīrāma uvāca svapneṣu kalpanā-ādyeṣu jāgrat eva
avabhāsate saṃskāra-ātmatayā nityam manorājya-bhramēṣu ca

78. śrīrāma uvāca svapneṣu kalpanā-ādyeṣu manorājya-bhramēṣu
ca nityam jāgrat eva saṃskāra-ātmatayā avabhāsate

78. Śrī Rāma said: In dreams, imagination, and similar states, it is always the waking state itself that appears, by way of latent impressions (saṃskāra), and also in the delusions of fantasy (manorājya).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in the states of dreaming (in dreams)

• कल्पना-आद्येषु (kalpanā-ādyeṣu) - in imaginative states and similar mental constructs (in imagination etc., in imaginings and so forth)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state itself (waking, awake; the waking state)

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

• अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears (as if real) (appears, shines forth, manifests, is perceived)

• संस्कार-आत्मतया (saṁskāra-ātmatayā) - in the form of latent impressions (saṃskāra) (by way of the nature of impressions, as an impression)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, perpetually)

• मनोराज्य-भ्रमेषु (manorājya-bhramēṣu) - in the erroneous perceptions of mental fantasies (manorājya) (in the delusions/errors of mental kingdoms/fantasies)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Rāma, the venerable lord

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth, divine feminine
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – pleasing, charming, delightful; name of an incarnation of Viṣṇu
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third person singular

From √vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in the states of dreaming (in dreams)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From √svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

कल्पना-आद्येषु (kalpanā-ādyeṣu) - in imaginative states and similar mental constructs (in imagination etc., in imaginings and so forth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kalpanā-ādi

kalpanā-ādi - imagination and so forth, beginning with imagination

Compound of 'kalpanā' (imagination) and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.). Locative plural suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpanā+ādi)

• kalpanā – imagination, formation, mental creation, fiction
  noun (feminine)
  From √kḷp (to arrange, form, imagine).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, start; first, and so on
  noun (masculine)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state itself (waking, awake; the waking state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful

Present active participle

From √jāgṛ (to wake, be awake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears (as if real) (appears, shines forth, manifests, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabhās

Present middle third person singular

From ava-√bhās (to shine forth, appear), present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular middle.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

संस्कार-आत्मतया (saṁskāra-ātmatayā) - in the form of latent impressions (saṃskāra) (by way of the nature of impressions, as an impression)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃskāra-ātmatā

saṁskāra-ātmatā - the state of being an impression (saṃskāra), having the nature of an impression

Compound: `saṃskāra` (impression) + `ātmatā` (nature, essence; from ātman + -tā). Instrumental singular suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃskāra+ātmatā)

• saṃskāra – impression, mental trace, latent disposition, refinement, purificatory rite
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√kṛ (to prepare, refine, impress).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātmatā – the state or condition of being oneself; essential nature, identity
  noun (feminine)
  From `ātman` (self, essence) with the abstract suffix `-tā`.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Can be used as an adverb in neuter accusative singular.

मनोराज्य-भ्रमेषु (manorājya-bhramēṣu) - in the erroneous perceptions of mental fantasies (manorājya) (in the delusions/errors of mental kingdoms/fantasies)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manorājya-bhrama

manorājya-bhrama - delusion of mental kingdom/fantasy

Compound: `manorājya` (mental kingdom, fantasy) + `bhrama` (delusion, error). Locative plural suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manorājya+bhrama)

• manorājya – mental kingdom, realm of the mind, castles in the air, fantasy, daydream
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `manas` (mind) and `rājya` (kingdom).
• bhrama – wandering, error, delusion, illusion, mistake
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhram (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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