योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-17

स्वप्नसर्गोऽत्र दृष्टान्तः प्रत्यहं योऽनुभूयते ।
स्वयं संवेदने स्वप्ने स्फुरत्यद्रिपुराकृतिः ॥ १७ ॥

svapnasargo'tra dṛṣṭāntaḥ pratyahaṃ yo'nubhūyate ,
svayaṃ saṃvedane svapne sphuratyadripurākṛtiḥ 17

17. svapna-sargaḥ atra dṛṣṭāntaḥ prati-aham yaḥ anubhūyate
svayam saṃvedane svapne sphurati adri-pura-ākṛtiḥ

17. prati-aham yaḥ anubhūyate svapna-sargaḥ atra dṛṣṭāntaḥ
svayam saṃvedane svapne adri-pura-ākṛtiḥ sphurati

17. Here, the creation (sarga) experienced in a dream (svapna) serves as an example (dṛṣṭānta), which is perceived daily. In the self's (svayam) direct awareness (saṃvedana) during a dream (svapna), the form (ākṛti) of a mountain city (adri-pura) spontaneously manifests.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्न-सर्गः (svapna-sargaḥ) - dream-creation, creation in a dream

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, precedent

• प्रति-अहम् (prati-aham) - daily, every day

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• संवेदने (saṁvedane) - in direct awareness, in perception, in knowledge

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, flashes, throbs, appears

• अद्रि-पुर-आकृतिः (adri-pura-ākṛtiḥ) - form of a mountain-city

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्न-सर्गः (svapna-sargaḥ) - dream-creation, creation in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna-sarga

svapna-sarga - dream-creation, creation in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+sarga)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• sarga – creation, emanation, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, precedent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, instance, precedent

प्रति-अहम् (prati-aham) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+ahan)

• prati – towards, against, every, each
  indeclinable
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of anubhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

संवेदने (saṁvedane) - in direct awareness, in perception, in knowledge

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvedana

saṁvedana - direct awareness, perception, sensation, consciousness

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, flashes, throbs, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

अद्रि-पुर-आकृतिः (adri-pura-ākṛtiḥ) - form of a mountain-city

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adri-pura-ākṛti

adri-pura-ākṛti - the form of a mountain city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+pura+ākṛti)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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