योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-62, verse-31

वक्षि चेत्स्वप्नदृश्यश्रीः कस्मात्तदसमञ्जसम् ।
अवाच्यमेतद्धेतुर्हि नान्योऽस्त्यनुभवस्थितेः ॥ ३१ ॥

vakṣi cetsvapnadṛśyaśrīḥ kasmāttadasamañjasam ,
avācyametaddheturhi nānyo'styanubhavasthiteḥ 31

31. vakṣi cet svapna-dṛśya-śrīḥ kasmāt tat asamañjasam
avācyam etat hetuḥ hi na anyaḥ asti anubhava-sthiteḥ

31. cet vakṣi "kasmāt tat svapna-dṛśya-śrīḥ asamañjasam?",
etat avācyam.
hi anubhava-sthiteḥ anyaḥ hetuḥ na asti.

31. If you ask, "Why is the splendor seen in a dream inconsistent?", this (phenomenon) is indescribable. Indeed, there is no other cause for the existence of (such) an experience (anubhava).

Words meanings summery:

• वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्वप्न-दृश्य-श्रीः (svapna-dṛśya-śrīḥ) - the splendor/beauty seen in a dream

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• असमञ्जसम् (asamañjasam) - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable

• अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - indescribable, unspeakable

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अनुभव-स्थितेः (anubhava-sthiteḥ) - of the existence of experience

Words meanings and morphology

वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vac

Root 'vac' changes to 'vakṣ' in certain conjugations.

Root: vac (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

स्वप्न-दृश्य-श्रीः (svapna-dṛśya-śrīḥ) - the splendor/beauty seen in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svapnadṛśyaśrī

svapnadṛśyaśrī - splendor seen in a dream

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svapna+dṛśya+śrī)

• svapna – sleep, dream, dreaming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceived
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Future Passive Participle from root dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, fortune
  noun (feminine)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb here.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

असमञ्जसम् (asamañjasam) - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asamañjasa

asamañjasa - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable, discordant

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+samañjasa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• samañjasa – suitable, proper, consistent
  adjective (neuter)

अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - indescribable, unspeakable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avācya

avācya - unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vācya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vācya – to be spoken, expressible, explicable
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Future Passive Participle from root vac.
  Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: hi (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अनुभव-स्थितेः (anubhava-sthiteḥ) - of the existence of experience

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anubhavasthiti

anubhavasthiti - existence of experience

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anubhava+sthiti)

• anubhava – experience, perception, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• sthiti – standing, state, existence, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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