योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-18

चित्स्वभावे यथा स्वप्ने आस्ते सर्ग इवेह यः ।
असर्गे सर्गवद्भाति तथा पूर्व महाम्बरे ॥ १८ ॥

citsvabhāve yathā svapne āste sarga iveha yaḥ ,
asarge sargavadbhāti tathā pūrva mahāmbare 18

18. cit-svabhāve yathā svapne āste sargaḥ iva iha yaḥ
a-sarge sarga-vat bhāti tathā pūrva mahā-ambare

18. yathā svapne cit-svabhāve sargaḥ iva yaḥ iha āste
tathā pūrva mahā-ambare a-sarge sarga-vat bhāti

18. Just as something appears in a dream (svapna) within the conscious nature (cit-svabhāva) as if it were creation (sarga), similarly, that which exists here, although not truly a creation (asarge), manifests like a creation (sargavat) in the primordial great ether (mahāmbara).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-स्वभावे (cit-svabhāve) - in the conscious nature, in the nature of consciousness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अ-सर्गे (a-sarge) - in the non-creation, in the absence of creation

• सर्ग-वत् (sarga-vat) - like creation, as if it were creation

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

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

• पूर्व (pūrva) - earlier, prior, primordial

• महा-अम्बरे (mahā-ambare) - in the great ether, in the great space

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-स्वभावे (cit-svabhāve) - in the conscious nature, in the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cit-svabhāva

cit-svabhāva - conscious nature, the nature of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+svabhāva)

• cit – consciousness, spirit, thought
  noun (feminine)
• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अ-सर्गे (a-sarge) - in the non-creation, in the absence of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of a-sarga

a-sarga - non-creation, absence of creation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sarga)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

सर्ग-वत् (sarga-vat) - like creation, as if it were creation

(indeclinable)

Suffix 'vat' appended to a noun to form an adverb or adjective indicating similarity.

Compound type : suffixal derivation (sarga+vat)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• vat – like, as, similar to (suffix)
  indeclinable

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

पूर्व (pūrva) - earlier, prior, primordial

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier, eastern, ancient

महा-अम्बरे (mahā-ambare) - in the great ether, in the great space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-ambara

mahā-ambara - great ether, vast space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ambara)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ambara – ether, sky, space
  noun (neuter)