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).

18. כשם שבטבע התודעה בזמן חלום, מה שאינו בריאה נראה כמו בריאה, כך בדיוק זרח בראשית הדברים במרחב השמימי הגדול.

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)

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