योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-57

संकल्पः स्वप्नदृश्येऽन्तः संविन्मात्रात्मतां विना ।
यथान्यवद्भवेद्भूपास्तथैवास्मिन्बहिर्गते ॥ ५७ ॥

saṃkalpaḥ svapnadṛśye'ntaḥ saṃvinmātrātmatāṃ vinā ,
yathānyavadbhavedbhūpāstathaivāsminbahirgate 57

57. saṃkalpaḥ svapnadṛśye antaḥ saṃvit mātra ātmatām vinā
yathā anyavat bhavet bhūpāḥ tathā eva asmin bahirgate

57. bhūpāḥ yathā svapnadṛśye antaḥ saṃvinmātrātmatām vinā
saṃkalpaḥ anyavat bhavet tathā eva asmin bahirgate

57. O kings, just as a mental construct (saṃkalpa) within a dream-vision, though entirely internal and not distinct from the very essence of pure consciousness, appears as if it were external, so too does it behave when externalized in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - mental construct, intention, conceptualization

• स्वप्नदृश्ये (svapnadṛśye) - in a dream-vision, in a dream-sight

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

• मात्र (mātra) - mere, only, purely

• आत्मताम् (ātmatām) - nature of self, selfhood, essence

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

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

• अन्यवत् (anyavat) - like another, as if external/different

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

• भूपाः (bhūpāḥ) - O kings, O rulers

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

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this world/reality (as opposed to dream) (in this, in him, in it)

• बहिर्गते (bahirgate) - when gone outside, when externalized

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - mental construct, intention, conceptualization

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - resolve, intention, mental formation, conceptualization, volition

Derived from `sam-kl̥p` (to be properly formed, to resolve).

Prefix: sam

Root: kl̥p (class 1)

स्वप्नदृश्ये (svapnadṛśye) - in a dream-vision, in a dream-sight

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapnadṛśya

svapnadṛśya - dream-vision, object seen in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+dṛśya)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `svap` (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, sight, vision, scene
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `-ya`.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

(indeclinable)

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

(noun)

feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

Derived from `sam-vid` (to know, perceive together).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Prior member of compound 'saṃvinmātrātmatām'.

मात्र (mātra) - mere, only, purely

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - mere, only, pure, in extent of, measuring

Note: Prior member of compound 'saṃvinmātrātmatām'.

आत्मताम् (ātmatām) - nature of self, selfhood, essence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmatā

ātmatā - selfhood, essence, identity, nature

Derived from `ātman` + suffix `-tā`.

Note: This form is part of the larger compound 'saṃvinmātrātmatām'.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अन्यवत् (anyavat) - like another, as if external/different

(indeclinable)

Derived from `anya` (other) with suffix `-vat` (like).

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूपाः (bhūpāḥ) - O kings, O rulers

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pa)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `pā` (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this world/reality (as opposed to dream) (in this, in him, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the externalized reality, often implicitly 'world' or 'waking state'.

बहिर्गते (bahirgate) - when gone outside, when externalized

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahirgata

bahirgata - gone outside, externalized, manifest externally

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `bahis` (outside) + `gata` (gone), past participle of root `gam`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+gata)

• bahis – outside, externally
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, reached, become
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asmin'.

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