योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-55, verse-8

चित्काचकस्य कचनं यथा स्वप्ने जगद्भवेत् ।
तथैव जाग्रदविधं तत्स्वमात्रमिदं स्थितम् ॥ ८ ॥

citkācakasya kacanaṃ yathā svapne jagadbhavet ,
tathaiva jāgradavidhaṃ tatsvamātramidaṃ sthitam 8

8. citkācakasya kacanam yathā svapne jagat bhavet
tathā eva jāgrat avidham tat svamātram idam sthitam

8. yathā svapne jagat citkācakasya kacanam bhavet,
tathā eva idam jāgrat tat avidham svamātram sthitam

8. Just as the world (jagat) in a dream (svapna) may be a manifestation (kacanam) of the consciousness-crystal (citkācaka), so too, this waking state (jāgrat), being non-different (avidham) from that [consciousness (cit)], exists solely as its own nature (svamātra).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्काचकस्य (citkācakasya) - of the consciousness-crystal, of the crystal that is consciousness

• कचनम् (kacanam) - manifestation, shining, appearance

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

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

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state, awake

• अविधम् (avidham) - non-different, uniform, identical

• तत् (tat) - (refers to consciousness) (that, it)

• स्वमात्रम् (svamātram) - its own nature, solely its own essence

• इदम् (idam) - this

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing

Words meanings and morphology

चित्काचकस्य (citkācakasya) - of the consciousness-crystal, of the crystal that is consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citkācaka

कचनम् (kacanam) - manifestation, shining, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacana

Note: Here used as the nominalization of the verb `kacati`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state, awake

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

Note: Refers to the `waking state`.

अविधम् (avidham) - non-different, uniform, identical

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avidha

Note: Qualifies `jāgrat`.

तत् (tat) - (refers to consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

Note: Refers to `cit` (consciousness).

स्वमात्रम् (svamātram) - its own nature, solely its own essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svamātra

Note: Qualifies `jāgrat`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

Note: Refers to `jāgrat`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

Note: Used as predicate adjective.

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