योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-42

ततः स्वप्ननरेणेव यत्किंचिद्गदितं मया ।
तदेतद्विद्धि वाचं त्वं पश्चान्नीतां प्रथामिह ॥ ४२ ॥

tataḥ svapnanareṇeva yatkiṃcidgaditaṃ mayā ,
tadetadviddhi vācaṃ tvaṃ paścānnītāṃ prathāmiha 42

42. tataḥ svapnanareṇa iva yat kiṃcit gaditam mayā tat
etat viddhi vācam tvam paścāt nītām prathām iha

42. tataḥ tvam viddhi yat kiṃcit mayā svapnanareṇa iva gaditam,
tat etat vācam paścāt iha prathām nītām

42. Therefore, understand that whatever little was spoken by me, as if by a man in a dream, that very speech (vāc) was subsequently brought to prominence here.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Therefore (then, thence, from that, therefore)

• स्वप्ननरेण (svapnanareṇa) - by a man in a dream (by a dream-man, by a person in a dream)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever little (something, anything, a little)

• गदितम् (gaditam) - was spoken (spoken, said)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know!)

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech (speech, word, voice)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently (afterwards, behind, later, subsequently)

• नीताम् (nītām) - was brought (led, brought, guided (feminine accusative))

• प्रथाम् (prathām) - to prominence (fame, renown, prominence, extension, breadth)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this time)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Therefore (then, thence, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad used adverbially.

Note: Adverb of sequence/cause.

स्वप्ननरेण (svapnanareṇa) - by a man in a dream (by a dream-man, by a person in a dream)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svapnanara

svapnanara - dream-man, a person in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nara)

• svapna – sleep, dream, dreaming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nara – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to kiṃcit gaditam.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever little (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little, a small amount

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kim+cid)

• kim – what?, which?, who?
  pronoun (neuter)
• cid – a particle implying 'some', 'any'
  indeclinable

गदितम् (gaditam) - was spoken (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gadita

gadita - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gad (to speak) with suffix -ta.

Root: gad (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned 'whatever was spoken'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned 'whatever was spoken'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

Derived from root vid (to know), 2nd person singular imperative active.

Root: vid (class 2)

वाचम् (vācam) - speech (speech, word, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Note: Object of viddhi.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Subject of viddhi.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently (afterwards, behind, later, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

नीताम् (nītām) - was brought (led, brought, guided (feminine accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, guided, gained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī (to lead, guide) with suffix -ta.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vācam.

प्रथाम् (prathām) - to prominence (fame, renown, prominence, extension, breadth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prathā

prathā - fame, renown, celebrity, prominence, expansion, extent

Note: Object of nītām.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.