योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-35

जाग्रति स्वप्नवृत्तान्तस्थितिर्यादृग्रसा स्मृतौ ।
तादृग्रसाहंत्वजगज्जालसंस्था विवेकिनः ॥ ३५ ॥

jāgrati svapnavṛttāntasthitiryādṛgrasā smṛtau ,
tādṛgrasāhaṃtvajagajjālasaṃsthā vivekinaḥ 35

35. jāgrati svapnavṛttānta sthitiḥ yādṛgrasā smṛtau
| tādṛgrasā ahaṃtvajagajjālasaṃsthā vivekinaḥ ||

35. vivekinaḥ smṛtau jāgrati svapnavṛttānta-sthitiḥ yādṛgrasā (asti),
tādṛgrasā ahaṃtvajagajjālasaṃsthā (asti)

35. For a discerning person, the state of the network of "I"-ness (ahaṃtva) and the world possesses the same kind of essence in their memory as the state of dream events experienced in the waking state.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, while awake

• स्वप्नवृत्तान्त (svapnavṛttānta) - dream events, narrative of dreams

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence

• यादृग्रसा (yādṛgrasā) - of what kind of essence, of what nature

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - in memory, in remembrance

• तादृग्रसा (tādṛgrasā) - of that kind of essence, of that nature

• अहंत्वजगज्जालसंस्था (ahaṁtvajagajjālasaṁsthā) - the state of the network of 'I'-ness and the world

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - for the discerning one, of the discerning one

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, while awake

(adjective)

Locative, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, alert

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root jāgṛ (to wake, be awake)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially here

स्वप्नवृत्तान्त (svapnavṛttānta) - dream events, narrative of dreams

(noun)

masculine, singular of svapnavṛttānta

svapnavṛttānta - dream events, story of a dream, dream narrative

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+vṛttānta)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vṛttānta – event, narrative, story, account
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a compound sthiti

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, standing, position

Derived from the root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

यादृग्रसा (yādṛgrasā) - of what kind of essence, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yādṛgrasa

yādṛgrasa - of what flavour, of what kind or nature

स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - in memory, in remembrance

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, remembrance, tradition

Derived from the root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तादृग्रसा (tādṛgrasā) - of that kind of essence, of that nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tādṛgrasa

tādṛgrasa - of that flavour, of that kind or nature

अहंत्वजगज्जालसंस्था (ahaṁtvajagajjālasaṁsthā) - the state of the network of 'I'-ness and the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtvajagajjālasaṃsthā

ahaṁtvajagajjālasaṁsthā - the state of the network of 'I'-ness (ego) and the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṃtva+jagat+jāla+saṃsthā)

• ahaṃtva – 'I'-ness, ego (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (neuter)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (originally)
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jāla – net, network, trap, illusion
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthā – state, condition, establishment, constitution
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - for the discerning one, of the discerning one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, judicious, discriminative, wise person

Derived from viveka (discernment)

Note: Used as a noun here

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