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

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
शृणु राम यथापूर्वं स्वयंभूत्वं मया तदा ।
अनुभूतमसत्सद्वदिदं स्वप्नपुरोपमम् ॥ ७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śṛṇu rāma yathāpūrvaṃ svayaṃbhūtvaṃ mayā tadā ,
anubhūtamasatsadvadidaṃ svapnapuropamam 7

7. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca śṛṇu rāma yathāpūrvam svayambhūtvam
mayā tadā anubhūtam asatsadvat idam svapnapurupamam

7. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāma śṛṇu mayā tadā yathāpūrvam
svayambhūtvam anubhūtam idam asatsadvat svapnapurupamam

7. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Listen, Rāma, to how I then experienced the state of self-existence (svayambhū), which was like this—comparable to a city in a dream, appearing both unreal (asat) and real (sat), just as it was formerly.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (Sage Vasiṣṭha (revered))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rāma)

• यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - just as it was formerly, as it was before (as before, as formerly, as it was in the beginning)

• स्वयम्भूत्वम् (svayambhūtvam) - the state of self-existence (svayambhū) (the state of being self-existent, self-origination)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced (experienced, perceived)

• असत्सद्वत् (asatsadvat) - appearing both unreal (asat) and real (sat) (like unreal and real, as if both existent and non-existent)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this (thing))

• स्वप्नपुरुपमम् (svapnapurupamam) - comparable to a city in a dream (comparable to a dream-city, like a city in a dream)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (Sage Vasiṣṭha (revered))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - revered Vasiṣṭha, glorious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative 3rd Person Singular

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active 2nd Person Singular

From root śṛ (to hear), imperative mood form.

Root: śṛ (class 5)

Note: An address to Rāma.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a revered prince, son of Daśaratha)

Note: The address to Rāma.

यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - just as it was formerly, as it was before (as before, as formerly, as it was in the beginning)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, earlier, prior
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

स्वयम्भूत्वम् (svayambhūtvam) - the state of self-existence (svayambhū) (the state of being self-existent, self-origination)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svayambhūtva

svayambhūtva - the state or nature of being self-existent/self-originated

Derived from svayambhū (self-existent) + tva (suffix for 'state of being').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anubhūtam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'anubhūtam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced (experienced, perceived)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be) with upasarga anu (after, along), literally 'that which has been undergone'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'svayambhūtvam'.

असत्सद्वत् (asatsadvat) - appearing both unreal (asat) and real (sat) (like unreal and real, as if both existent and non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatsadvat

asatsadvat - like unreal and real, appearing as existent and non-existent

Derived from the dvandva compound asat-sat (unreal-real) with the suffix -vat (like, as if).

Compound type : dvandva (asat+sat)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of a- (negation) and sat (existent).
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Describes the nature of the 'svayambhūtvaṃ' or 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the perceived 'svayambhūtvaṃ' or the nature of it.

स्वप्नपुरुपमम् (svapnapurupamam) - comparable to a city in a dream (comparable to a dream-city, like a city in a dream)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapurupama

svapnapurupama - comparable to a dream city, like a city in a dream

Compound of svapnapura (dream city) and upama (comparison, simile).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapnapura+upama)

• svapnapura – dream city, city of dreams
  noun (neuter)
• upama – comparison, simile, equal
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the nature of the 'svayambhūtvaṃ' or 'idam'.