योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-28

अशिलैव शिला स्वप्ने नभ एवानभो यथा ।
भवेत्तथेह सर्गादि स्वप्ने दृश्यस्थितिश्चितौ ॥ २८ ॥

aśilaiva śilā svapne nabha evānabho yathā ,
bhavettatheha sargādi svapne dṛśyasthitiścitau 28

28. aśilā eva śilā svapne nabhaḥ eva anabhaḥ yathā
bhavet tathā iha sargādi svapne dṛśyasthitiḥ citau

28. yathā svapne aśilā eva śilā nabhaḥ eva anabhaḥ
bhavet tathā iha citau sargādi dṛśyasthitiḥ svapne

28. Just as a non-stone appears as a stone in a dream, and the sky appears as a non-sky, so too, here in consciousness (cit), the creation of the universe (sarga) and the existence of the visible world are like a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• अशिला (aśilā) - not a stone, non-stone

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शिला (śilā) - a stone, rock

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अनभः (anabhaḥ) - not a sky, non-sky

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, happens

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, thus

• इह (iha) - here, in this (context)

• सर्गादि (sargādi) - creation and so on, the beginning of creation, cosmic manifestation etc.

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

• दृश्यस्थितिः (dṛśyasthitiḥ) - the existence of the visible/perceptible world

• चितौ (citau) - in consciousness (cit)

Words meanings and morphology

अशिला (aśilā) - not a stone, non-stone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśilā

aśilā - non-stone, not rocky

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śilā)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शिला (śilā) - a stone, rock

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अनभः (anabhaḥ) - not a sky, non-sky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anabhas

anabhas - not sky, non-sky

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nabhas)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• nabhas – sky
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, thus

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this (context)

(indeclinable)

सर्गादि (sargādi) - creation and so on, the beginning of creation, cosmic manifestation etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - creation etc., beginning of creation

Compound type : dvandva (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc.
  noun/adjective (masculine)

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

दृश्यस्थितिः (dṛśyasthitiḥ) - the existence of the visible/perceptible world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyasthiti

dṛśyasthiti - existence of the visible, state of being seen

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+sthiti)

• dṛśya – visible, seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• sthiti – standing, state, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चितौ (citau) - in consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding