योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-42, verse-27

स्वप्ने जाग्रत्यनग्रस्थोऽप्यसन्नेवास्तिभावनात् ।
भावनोपशमं कृत्वा शिलीभूय यथास्थितम् ॥ २७ ॥

svapne jāgratyanagrastho'pyasannevāstibhāvanāt ,
bhāvanopaśamaṃ kṛtvā śilībhūya yathāsthitam 27

27. svapne jāgrati anagrasthaḥ api asan eva asti bhāvanāt
| bhāvanā upaśamam kṛtvā śilībhūya yathāsthitam ||

27. svapne jāgrati anagrasthaḥ api bhāvanāt asan eva
asti bhāvanā upaśamam kṛtvā śilībhūya yathāsthitam

27. What appears in the dream and waking states, though not truly manifest, is indeed non-existent, being merely a product of mental conception (bhāvanā). Therefore, having brought about the cessation of such mental conception (bhāvanā) and having become still in one's natural state, (one should then...)

27. בחלום ובערות, גם מה שאינו נוכח נראה כקיים בשל פעילות הדמיון. לאחר שלמדו להרגיע את הדמיון ולעמוד יציב כאבן במצב הטבעי...

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state

• अनग्रस्थः (anagrasthaḥ) - not standing at the forefront, not manifest, not real

• अपि (api) - even; also

• असन् (asan) - non-existent

• एव (eva) - indeed; only; certainly

• अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to mere mental conception (bhāvanā) (from conception; due to imagination)

• भावना (bhāvanā) - mental conception (bhāvanā) (mental conception; imagination)

• उपशमम् (upaśamam) - cessation; tranquility

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; having made

• शिलीभूय (śilībhūya) - having become like a stone; having become inert/still

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is; as it truly exists; in the natural state

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state

(participle)

Locative, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'waking state'.

अनग्रस्थः (anagrasthaḥ) - not standing at the forefront, not manifest, not real

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anagrastha

anagrastha - not being foremost, not standing out, not actual

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (an+agrastha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• agrastha – standing at the front, prominent, actual
  adjective

अपि (api) - even; also

(indeclinable)

असन् (asan) - non-existent

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed; only; certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to mere mental conception (bhāvanā) (from conception; due to imagination)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, contemplation, creation, production

Root: bhū (class 1)

भावना (bhāvanā) - mental conception (bhāvanā) (mental conception; imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, contemplation, production

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'bhāvanopaśamam'.

उपशमम् (upaśamam) - cessation; tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśama

upaśama - cessation, tranquility, pacification, suppression

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शिलीभूय (śilībhūya) - having become like a stone; having become inert/still

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from 'śilībhū' (to become like stone), from 'śilā' (stone) + 'bhū' (become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is; as it truly exists; in the natural state

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - as it stands, in its original state, natural

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, existing, situated, firm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

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