योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-37

संकल्पात्म स्वयं भाति कल्पे कल्पे जगत्तथा ।
प्रतिजीवं चितिस्वप्ने स्वप्ने स्वाप्नपुरं यथा ॥ ३७ ॥

saṃkalpātma svayaṃ bhāti kalpe kalpe jagattathā ,
pratijīvaṃ citisvapne svapne svāpnapuraṃ yathā 37

37. saṃkalpa-ātma svayam bhāti kalpe kalpe jagat tathā
prati jīvam citi-svapne svapne svāpnam puram yathā

37. saṃkalpa-ātma jagat svayam tathā kalpe kalpe bhāti,
yathā prati jīvam citi-svapne svapne svāpnam puram (bhāti)

37. The world (jagat), whose very self is conception (saṃkalpa-ātma), manifests itself thus in every cosmic age, just as for every living being, in the dream of consciousness (citi-svapna), a dream city (svāpna-puram) appears in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्प-आत्म (saṁkalpa-ātma) - whose nature is conception, having conception as its essence

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself, spontaneously

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in a period of creation

• कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in a period of creation

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus, so

• प्रति (prati) - towards, for each, in relation to

• जीवम् (jīvam) - living being, individual soul

• चिति-स्वप्ने (citi-svapne) - in the dream of consciousness

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

• स्वाप्नम् (svāpnam) - dream-like, pertaining to a dream

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town, abode, fortress

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्प-आत्म (saṁkalpa-ātma) - whose nature is conception, having conception as its essence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpa-ātman

saṁkalpa-ātman - whose nature is conception, having conception as its essence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃkalpa+ātman)

• saṃkalpa – conception, intention, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kḷp with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'jagat'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in a period of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - cosmic age, aeon, period of time

Root: kḷp (class 10)

कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in a period of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - cosmic age, aeon, period of time

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Repetition implies 'every' or 'in each'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root √gam (to go) as a participle, but commonly used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - towards, for each, in relation to

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case (jīvam) in a distributive sense.

जीवम् (jīvam) - living being, individual soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul

Derived from root √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used distributively with 'prati' to mean 'for each living being'.

चिति-स्वप्ने (citi-svapne) - in the dream of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citi-svapna

citi-svapna - dream of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (citi+svapna)

• citi – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √cit (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वाप्नम् (svāpnam) - dream-like, pertaining to a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāpna

svāpna - dream-like, pertaining to a dream

Derived from svapna (dream)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

पुरम् (puram) - city, town, abode, fortress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, abode, fortress

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)