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).

14. כשם שבחלום אדם רואה את עצמו מת בתוך עצמו, כשהוא גם המת וגם הצופה במותו, כך פועל חלקיק התודעה בתוך עצמו.

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'.

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