योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-2

तदेवाभ्यासतः पूर्वं बाह्यार्थानुभवात्मना ।
स्फुरतीव बहिष्ट्वेन स्वस्वप्नोऽत्र निदर्शनम् ॥ २ ॥

tadevābhyāsataḥ pūrvaṃ bāhyārthānubhavātmanā ,
sphuratīva bahiṣṭvena svasvapno'tra nidarśanam 2

2. tad eva abhyāsataḥ pūrvam bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātmanā
sphurati iva bahiṣṭvena sva-svapnaḥ atra nidarśanam

2. atra sva-svapnaḥ nidarśanam tad eva abhyāsataḥ
bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātmanā pūrvam bahiṣṭvena iva sphurati

2. Through repeated practice, that very (reality) previously appears as an experience of external objects, as if existing externally. One's own dream serves as an example here.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that (reality) (that, that one)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

• अभ्यासतः (abhyāsataḥ) - through practice, by means of repetition

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

• बाह्य-अर्थ-अनुभव-आत्मना (bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātmanā) - by the nature of the experience of external objects

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, flashes

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• बहिष्ट्वेन (bahiṣṭvena) - by the quality of being external, as externality

• स्व-स्वप्नः (sva-svapnaḥ) - one's own dream

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that (reality) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासतः (abhyāsataḥ) - through practice, by means of repetition

(indeclinable)

Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'abhi' and suffix 'ghañ'

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Ablative suffix -tas used adverbially.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular.

बाह्य-अर्थ-अनुभव-आत्मना (bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātmanā) - by the nature of the experience of external objects

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātman

bāhya-artha-anubhava-ātman - the self or nature of the experience of external objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhya+artha+anubhava+ātman)

• bāhya – external, outward
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'bahis' (outside) with suffix '-ya'
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• anubhava – experience, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, flashes

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

From root sphur, class 6 (or 10) P.

Root: sphur (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

बहिष्ट्वेन (bahiṣṭvena) - by the quality of being external, as externality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahiṣṭva

bahiṣṭva - externality, the state of being outside

Derived from 'bahis' (outside) with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun)

स्व-स्वप्नः (sva-svapnaḥ) - one's own dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-svapna

sva-svapna - one's own dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+svapna)

• sva – own, self, one's own property
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - example, illustration, demonstration

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'ni' and suffix 'lyuṭ'

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)