योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-19

संकल्पस्वप्नपुरयोर्या भ्रान्तिरनुभूयते ।
ततोऽधिकोऽयं न न्यूनाज्जाग्रत्स्वप्नेऽनुभूयते ॥ १९ ॥

saṃkalpasvapnapurayoryā bhrāntiranubhūyate ,
tato'dhiko'yaṃ na nyūnājjāgratsvapne'nubhūyate 19

19. saṅkalpasvapnapurayoḥ yā bhrāntiḥ anubhūyate | tataḥ
adhikaḥ ayam na nyūnāt jāgratsvapne anubhūyate ||

19. yā bhrāntiḥ saṅkalpasvapnapurayoḥ anubhūyate,
ayam jāgratsvapne anubhūyate,
(saḥ) tataḥ adhikaḥ na nyūnāt.

19. The illusion (bhrānti) that is experienced in the cities created by mental resolve (saṃkalpa) and in dreams—this (waking state), experienced as a waking dream, is not inferior to that, but rather greater.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पस्वप्नपुरयोः (saṅkalpasvapnapurayoḥ) - in the realms (or cities) created by mental resolve (saṃkalpa) and in dreams (of the cities of resolve and dream)

• या (yā) - which (illusion) (which, what (feminine))

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion (bhrānti) (illusion, error, delusion)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

• ततः (tataḥ) - than that (referring to the previous illusion) (from that, than that, thereupon)

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater (than that) (greater, superior, excessive, more)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (waking state, referring to the illusion of it) (this (masculine))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• न्यूनात् (nyūnāt) - inferior (to that) (from less, than less, inferior)

• जाग्रत्स्वप्ने (jāgratsvapne) - as a waking dream (locative case indicating 'in the state of') (in the waking dream)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पस्वप्नपुरयोः (saṅkalpasvapnapurayoḥ) - in the realms (or cities) created by mental resolve (saṃkalpa) and in dreams (of the cities of resolve and dream)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of saṅkalpasvapnapura

saṅkalpasvapnapura - city/realm of mental resolve and dream

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+svapna+pura)

• saṅkalpa – mental resolve, intention, conception, thought, imagination
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  from svap
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, realm
  noun (neuter)

Note: The ending 'ayoḥ' is genitive/locative dual; locative makes more sense here.

या (yā) - which (illusion) (which, what (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with 'bhrāntiḥ'.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion (bhrānti) (illusion, error, delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

from bhrām

Root: bhrām (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'anubhūyate'.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

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

passive voice, present tense

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Passive verb with 'bhrāntiḥ' as its subject.

ततः (tataḥ) - than that (referring to the previous illusion) (from that, than that, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with a comparative sense (than that).

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater (than that) (greater, superior, excessive, more)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - greater, superior, additional, excessive

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ayam'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (waking state, referring to the illusion of it) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this world

Note: Subject. Refers to the waking state / current illusion.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'nyūnāt'.

न्यूनात् (nyūnāt) - inferior (to that) (from less, than less, inferior)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nyūna

nyūna - less, deficient, inferior

Note: Not less than that, meaning equal or greater. 'nyūna' can be an adjective in all genders. Here it implies 'from a state of being less'.

जाग्रत्स्वप्ने (jāgratsvapne) - as a waking dream (locative case indicating 'in the state of') (in the waking dream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāgratsvapna

jāgratsvapna - waking dream, dream-like waking state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+svapna)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from jāgṛ
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  from svap
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Indicates the state in which 'ayam' (this illusion) is experienced.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

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

passive voice, present tense

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ayam' (this illusion).