योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-25

पुरुषस्य यथा स्वप्नपुरसंदर्शनं तथा ।
तत्तस्य भानं पुरवत्तदिदं विश्वमुच्यते ॥ २५ ॥

puruṣasya yathā svapnapurasaṃdarśanaṃ tathā ,
tattasya bhānaṃ puravattadidaṃ viśvamucyate 25

25. puruṣasya yathā svapnapurasandarśanam tathā
tat tasya bhānam puravat tat idam viśvam ucyate

25. yathā puruṣasya svapnapurasandarśanam tathā
tat tasya bhānam puravat tat idam viśvam ucyate

25. Just as a person (puruṣa) experiences the vision of a dream-city, so too is its manifestation (bhāna) like a city; that is what this universe (viśva) is called.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वप्नपुरसन्दर्शनम् (svapnapurasandarśanam) - vision of a dream-city

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise

• तत् (tat) - that

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, of his

• भानम् (bhānam) - manifestation, appearance

• पुरवत् (puravat) - like a city

• तत् (tat) - that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person (puruṣa), conscious principle

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नपुरसन्दर्शनम् (svapnapurasandarśanam) - vision of a dream-city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapurasandarśana

svapnapurasandarśana - the sight or vision of a dream-city

Tatpuruṣa compound: svapna-pura-sandarśana (sight of a dream-city)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pura+sandarśana)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• sandarśana – seeing, showing, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root √dṛś (to see) with prefix sam- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

तस्य (tasya) - of that, of his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'puruṣasya'

भानम् (bhānam) - manifestation, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, light, appearance, manifestation

From root √bhā (to shine) with suffix -ana

Root: bhā (class 2)

पुरवत् (puravat) - like a city

(indeclinable)

Compound of pura (city) and -vat (suffix for 'like', 'as')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vat)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  suffix
  Secondary suffix -vat forming adverbs or adjectives

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire; the universe, the world

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)