योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-204, verse-2

अर्थो वेदनसंकेतः शब्दो जलरवोपमः ।
दृश्यमेतच्चिदाभानं स्वप्नवत्क्वाभवज्जगत् ॥ २ ॥

artho vedanasaṃketaḥ śabdo jalaravopamaḥ ,
dṛśyametaccidābhānaṃ svapnavatkvābhavajjagat 2

2. arthaḥ vedanasaṃketaḥ śabdaḥ jalaravopamaḥ dṛśyam
etat cit ābhānam svapnavat kva abhavat jagat

2. arthaḥ vedanasaṃketaḥ śabdaḥ jalaravopamaḥ etat
dṛśyam cit ābhānam jagat svapnavat kva abhavat

2. Meaning (artha) is a pointer to understanding (vedana). Sound is comparable to the roar of water. This entire phenomenal world, a mere appearance of consciousness (cidābhāna), how could it truly exist, like a dream?

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning (artha) (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

• वेदनसंकेतः (vedanasaṁketaḥ) - a pointer to understanding (vedana) (a sign/indication of knowledge/understanding)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, word, noise)

• जलरवोपमः (jalaravopamaḥ) - comparable to the roar of water (comparable to the roar/sound of water)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - phenomenal world (visible, to be seen, phenomenal world)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, pure thought)

• आभानम् (ābhānam) - appearance (appearance, manifestation, reflection)

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream (like a dream, dream-like)

• क्व (kva) - how could it (truly exist)? (where? how? from where?)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - could it exist? (was, became, existed)

• जगत् (jagat) - phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning (artha) (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

Note: Subject.

वेदनसंकेतः (vedanasaṁketaḥ) - a pointer to understanding (vedana) (a sign/indication of knowledge/understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedanasaṃketa

vedanasaṁketa - sign of knowledge, indication of understanding

Compound of vedana (knowledge, understanding) and saṃketa (sign, indication)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedana+saṃketa)

• vedana – knowing, understanding, knowledge, perception
  noun (neuter)
  from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• saṃketa – sign, indication, appointment, convention
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-√kit (to perceive, observe)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kit (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for `arthaḥ`.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, word, noise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

Note: Subject.

जलरवोपमः (jalaravopamaḥ) - comparable to the roar of water (comparable to the roar/sound of water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalaravopama

jalaravopama - comparable to the roar of water

Compound of jala (water), rava (roar/sound), and upama (like, comparable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa / upamā-bahuvrīhi (jala+rava+upama)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• rava – roar, cry, sound
  noun (masculine)
  from √ru (to cry, roar)
  Root: ru (class 2)
• upama – like, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
  from upa-√mā (to compare)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for `śabdaḥ`.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - phenomenal world (visible, to be seen, phenomenal world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenal

Gerundive

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `jagat`.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies `jagat`.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, pure thought)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure thought, intellect

Note: Part of compound `citābhānam`.

आभानम् (ābhānam) - appearance (appearance, manifestation, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāna

ābhāna - appearance, manifestation, reflection, splendor

from ā-√bhā (to shine forth, appear)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Forms compound `citābhānam` (appearance of consciousness).

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream (like a dream, dream-like)

(indeclinable)

from svapna (dream) + -vat (suffix meaning 'like')

Note: Adverb modifying `abhavat`.

क्व (kva) - how could it (truly exist)? (where? how? from where?)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - could it exist? (was, became, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: In context with `kva`, often implies a rhetorical question about existence.

जगत् (jagat) - phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `abhavat`.