योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-15

जगन्नाम मुधा भ्रान्तिः किल स्वप्नपुरोपमा ।
मिथ्यैवेयं क्व नामासौ चिद्रूपास्त्यथ नास्ति च ॥ १५ ॥

jagannāma mudhā bhrāntiḥ kila svapnapuropamā ,
mithyaiveyaṃ kva nāmāsau cidrūpāstyatha nāsti ca 15

15. jagannāma mudhā bhrāntiḥ kila svapnapurupamā mithyā
eva iyam kva nāma asau citrūpā asti atha na asti ca

15. jagannāma kila mudhā bhrāntiḥ svapnapurupamā (asti) iyam
mithyā eva kva nāma asau citrūpā asti atha na asti ca

15. The very name 'world' (jagat) is, truly, a vain delusion (bhrānti), akin to a city in a dream. This [phenomenal world] is utterly false. So, where is that [world] which is of the nature of pure consciousness (citrūpā)? Does it truly exist or not exist?

Words meanings summery:

• जगन्नाम (jagannāma) - the very name 'world' (the name 'world', name of the world)

• मुधा (mudhā) - vain, futile (in vain, uselessly, falsely, wrongly)

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion (bhrānti) (delusion, illusion, error, confusion)

• किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as it were, it is said)

• स्वप्नपुरुपमा (svapnapurupamā) - akin to a city in a dream (comparable to a dream city, like a city in a dream)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - false (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, false)

• एव (eva) - utterly (just, only, indeed, certainly)

• इयम् (iyam) - this [world] (this, she, it)

• क्व (kva) - where (where?, whither?)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, then (indeed, namely, by name)

• असौ (asau) - that [world/reality] (that (she/he/it))

• चित्रूपा (citrūpā) - of the nature of pure consciousness (citrūpā) (having the form of consciousness, pure consciousness)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, or)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exist (is, exists)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

जगन्नाम (jagannāma) - the very name 'world' (the name 'world', name of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagannāma

jagannāma - name of the world

Compound: jagat (world) + nāma (name).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (jagat+nāma)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go). Used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• nāma – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root mnā (to mention). Also functions as an indeclinable particle meaning 'namely, indeed, by name'.
  Root: mnā (class 2)

मुधा (mudhā) - vain, futile (in vain, uselessly, falsely, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion (bhrānti) (delusion, illusion, error, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - turning, wandering, error, confusion, delusion, illusion

Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err). i-stem feminine noun.

Root: bhram (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as it were, it is said)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

स्वप्नपुरुपमा (svapnapurupamā) - akin to a city in a dream (comparable to a dream city, like a city in a dream)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svapnapurupamā

svapnapurupamā - similar to a dream city

Compound: svapnapura (dream city) + upamā (comparison, likeness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapnapura+upamā)

• svapnapura – dream city, city in a dream
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: svapna (dream) + pura (city).
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - false (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, false)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle, often used as an adjective.

एव (eva) - utterly (just, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

इयम् (iyam) - this [world] (this, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

क्व (kva) - where (where?, whither?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, then (indeed, namely, by name)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or specifying.

असौ (asau) - that [world/reality] (that (she/he/it))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), yonder

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

चित्रूपा (citrūpā) - of the nature of pure consciousness (citrūpā) (having the form of consciousness, pure consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citrūpa

citrūpa - having the form of consciousness, conscious form, pure consciousness

Compound: cit (consciousness) + rūpa (form, nature).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अस्ति (asti) - exist (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction. Often paired with 'atha' to mean 'or'.