योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-36

संकल्पस्वप्ननगरनृत्तवत्सर्वमाततम् ।
स्थितमेव समं शान्तमाकाशमजमव्ययम् ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃkalpasvapnanagaranṛttavatsarvamātatam ,
sthitameva samaṃ śāntamākāśamajamavyayam 36

36. saṅkalpa-svapna-nagara-nṛtta-vat sarvam ātatam |
sthitam eva samam śāntam ākāśam ajam avyayam ||

36. sarvam saṅkalpa-svapna-nagara-nṛtta-vat ātatam (bhavati).
tat eva (sat) samam śāntam ākāśam ajam avyayam sthitam (bhavati).

36. Everything is spread out like a dance in a city of dreams born of imagination (saṅkalpa). Yet, it remains uniformly tranquil, like space (ākāśa), unborn, and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्प-स्वप्न-नगर-नृत्त-वत् (saṅkalpa-svapna-nagara-nṛtta-vat) - like the dance in a dream-city created by imagination (saṅkalpa) (like a dance in a dream city born of imagination)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (referring to the manifest world) (all, everything)

• आततम् (ātatam) - spread out, manifested (spread out, extended, pervaded)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, stands (stands, remains, situated, existing)

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

• समम् (samam) - uniform, even, undifferentiated (equal, even, same, uniform, level)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, quiescent (peaceful, tranquil, calm)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (sky, space, ether)

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn (unborn, not born)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, unchangeable, indeclinable)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्प-स्वप्न-नगर-नृत्त-वत् (saṅkalpa-svapna-nagara-nṛtta-vat) - like the dance in a dream-city created by imagination (saṅkalpa) (like a dance in a dream city born of imagination)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed with 'vat' (like) suffix. The main part is a complex Tatpuruṣa compound: saṅkalpa-svapna-nagara-nṛtta.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+svapna+nagara+nṛtta+vat)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, imagination, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√kḷp (to be formed, resolve).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• nṛtta – dance, dancing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root nṛt (to dance) + kta suffix.
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• vat – like, as, in the manner of
  suffix/indeclinable
  A taddhita suffix (vat) used to form adverbs or adjectives indicating comparison.

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (referring to the manifest world) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Functions as the subject here.

आततम् (ātatam) - spread out, manifested (spread out, extended, pervaded)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, pervaded, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√tan (to stretch, extend) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sarvam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, stands (stands, remains, situated, existing)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sarvam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

समम् (samam) - uniform, even, undifferentiated (equal, even, same, uniform, level)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, same, uniform, level, tranquil

Note: Predicate adjective.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, quiescent (peaceful, tranquil, calm)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, quieted, tranquil, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease) + kta suffix.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether

From ā-√kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate noun.

अजम् (ajam) - unborn (unborn, not born)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born

Compound of 'a' (negating prefix) and 'ja' (born).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born) + ḍa suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ākāśam'.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, unchangeable, indeclinable)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, unchangeable, indeclinable

Compound of 'a' (negating prefix) and 'vyaya' (decay, expenditure).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, change
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√i (to go out, pass away).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ākāśam'.