योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-28

अहं तु सन्मयस्तेषां स्वप्नः स्वप्नवतामिव ।
ते तु नूनमसन्तो मे सुषुप्तस्वप्नका इव ॥ २८ ॥

ahaṃ tu sanmayasteṣāṃ svapnaḥ svapnavatāmiva ,
te tu nūnamasanto me suṣuptasvapnakā iva 28

28. aham tu sanmayaḥ teṣām svapnaḥ svapnavatām
iva te tu nūnam asantaḥ me suṣuptasvapnakā iva

28. aham tu sanmayaḥ teṣām svapnavatām iva svapnaḥ [asmi]
tu te nūnam me asantaḥ suṣuptasvapnakā iva [bhavanti]

28. But I am of the nature of being (sat); [I am] a dream for them, just like a dream for those who dream. But they, indeed, are non-existent to me, like the illusory dreams experienced during deep sleep (which are none).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• सन्मयः (sanmayaḥ) - consisting of being, of the nature of reality (sat)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream, sleep

• स्वप्नवताम् (svapnavatām) - of dreamers, of those who dream

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, surely

• असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, unreal, not being

• मे (me) - to me, for me, of me

• सुषुप्तस्वप्नका (suṣuptasvapnakā) - like the dreams of deep sleep (which are non-existent)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सन्मयः (sanmayaḥ) - consisting of being, of the nature of reality (sat)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanmaya

sanmaya - consisting of being or reality (sat); of the essence of truth

Derived from 'sat' (being, reality) with the suffix 'maya' (consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+maya)

• sat – being, existing, real, true; ultimate reality (Brahman)
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix used to form adjectives indicating composition or material.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वप्नवताम् (svapnavatām) - of dreamers, of those who dream

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svapnavat

svapnavat - having dreams, dreaming; a dreamer

Derived from 'svapna' (dream) with the possessive suffix 'vat'.

Compound type : taddhita (svapna+vat)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Suffix used to form possessive adjectives from nouns.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, unreal, not being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad

Negative compound ('a' + 'sat'). 'sat' is the present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me, of me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be genitive.

सुषुप्तस्वप्नका (suṣuptasvapnakā) - like the dreams of deep sleep (which are non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suṣuptasvapnaka

suṣuptasvapnaka - pertaining to dreams in deep sleep (implying non-existence, as there are no dreams in deep sleep); a dreamer in deep sleep

Compound describing the nature of dreams within deep sleep, which are inherently absent.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+svapnaka)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, fast asleep
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'svap' (to sleep) with prefix 'su'.
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• svapnaka – dream, dreamer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

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