योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-14

यथा स्वप्ने मृतं पश्यत्येक एवात्मनात्मनि ।
मृत एव मृतेर्द्रष्टा तथा चिदणुरात्मनि ॥ १४ ॥

yathā svapne mṛtaṃ paśyatyeka evātmanātmani ,
mṛta eva mṛterdraṣṭā tathā cidaṇurātmani 14

14. yathā svapne mṛtam paśyati ekaḥ eva ātmanā ātmani
| mṛtaḥ eva mṛteḥ draṣṭā tathā citaṇuḥ ātmani ||

14. yathā svapne ekaḥ eva ātmanā ātmani mṛtam paśyati,
mṛtaḥ eva mṛteḥ draṣṭā,
tathā citaṇuḥ ātmani (vartate)

14. Just as in a dream, a single individual (eka eva) sees a dead (person) by himself within his own self (ātman), and that very dead (person) is also the seer of death; similarly, the subtle consciousness (cidaṇu) (experiences this paradox) within the (supreme) self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - a dead person, dead (neuter/masculine accusative singular)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single (person)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself, by the self

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in oneself, in the self

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead (masculine nominative singular), the dead one

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• मृतेः (mṛteḥ) - of death, from death

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - a seer, observer

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• चितणुः (citaṇuḥ) - subtle consciousness, atomic consciousness

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in oneself, in the self

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Introduces a comparison.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Locative of place/time.

मृतम् (mṛtam) - a dead person, dead (neuter/masculine accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, a dead person

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Root 'dṛś' (class 1 'paśya-ti').

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'ekaḥ'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone, an individual

Note: Subject of 'paśyati'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'ekaḥ'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself, by the self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, spirit, individual self, supreme self

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent of seeing (by oneself).

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in oneself, in the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, spirit, individual self, supreme self

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Locative of place, 'within himself'.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead (masculine nominative singular), the dead one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, a dead person

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' (becomes).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'mṛtaḥ'.

मृतेः (mṛteḥ) - of death, from death

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Indicates the object of 'draṣṭā' (seer of death).

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - a seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness

Agent noun from 'dṛś'

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with 'tṛc' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'mṛtaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

Note: Introduces the second part of the comparison.

चितणुः (citaṇuḥ) - subtle consciousness, atomic consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citaṇu

citaṇu - subtle consciousness, atomic consciousness, particle of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+aṇu)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• aṇu – atom, minute, subtle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in oneself, in the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, spirit, individual self, supreme self

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Locative of place, 'within himself'.