योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-211, verse-28

स्वप्ने पुंसा मृतेनापि स्वदाहो दृश्यते यथा ।
असदेव सदाभासं जगद्दृष्टं परे तथा ॥ २८ ॥

svapne puṃsā mṛtenāpi svadāho dṛśyate yathā ,
asadeva sadābhāsaṃ jagaddṛṣṭaṃ pare tathā 28

28. svapne puṃsā mṛtena api sva-dāhaḥ dṛśyate yathā
asat eva sat-ābhāsam jagat dṛṣṭam pare tathā

28. yathā svapne mṛtena api puṃsā sva-dāhaḥ dṛśyate
tathā asat eva sat-ābhāsam jagat pare dṛṣṭam

28. Just as a man (puruṣa), even though dead in a dream, sees his own cremation, similarly, the world, though truly non-existent, appears as existent and is perceived in the Supreme (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

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

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man (by a man, by a person)

• मृतेन (mṛtena) - by a dead (man) (dead, by a dead one)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

• स्व-दाहः (sva-dāhaḥ) - one's own cremation (seen in a dream) (one's own burning, self-cremation)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the same way (as, just as, according to)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world) (non-existent, unreal, false, evil)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• सत्-आभासम् (sat-ābhāsam) - appearing as existent, seeming to be real (appearing as real, semblance of existence, seeming to be existent)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe (world, universe, that which moves)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is perceived, is seen (seen, perceived, observed)

• परे (pare) - in the Supreme (Brahman) (in the highest, in the supreme, in the other (world))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too (so, thus, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man (by a man, by a person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

मृतेन (mṛtena) - by a dead (man) (dead, by a dead one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ 'to die'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'puṃsā'.

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

स्व-दाहः (sva-dāhaḥ) - one's own cremation (seen in a dream) (one's own burning, self-cremation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svadāha

svadāha - one's own burning, self-cremation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+dāha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• dāha – burning, combustion, cremation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root dah 'to burn'
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

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

passive voice, present tense

Root dṛś, passive form dṛśyate

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the same way (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world) (non-existent, unreal, false, evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

present participle (negative)

Negative participle of root as 'to be'

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'asat'.

सत्-आभासम् (sat-ābhāsam) - appearing as existent, seeming to be real (appearing as real, semblance of existence, seeming to be existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadābhāsa

sadābhāsa - appearing as real, semblance of existence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+ābhāsa)

• sat – existent, real, good, true
  adjective (neuter)
  present participle
  From root as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, light
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhās with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe (world, universe, that which moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭam'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is perceived, is seen (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

परे (pare) - in the Supreme (Brahman) (in the highest, in the supreme, in the other (world))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Refers to Brahman.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)