योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-11

यथा स्वप्ने पुरत्वेन चिदेव व्योम्नि भासते ।
तथा चिदेव सर्गादाविदं जगदिति स्थितम् ॥ ११ ॥

yathā svapne puratvena cideva vyomni bhāsate ,
tathā cideva sargādāvidaṃ jagaditi sthitam 11

11. yathā svapne puratvena cit eva vyomni bhāsate
| tathā cit eva sargādau idam jagat iti sthitam

11. yathā svapne vyomni cit eva puratvena bhāsate
tathā sargādau cit eva idam jagat iti sthitam

11. Just as in a dream, consciousness (cit) itself appears as a city in the mind's expanse, so too, consciousness (cit) itself is established as 'this world' at the beginning of creation.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• पुरत्वेन (puratvena) - as a city, in the form of a city

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the mind's space

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (world)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or quoted thought

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, remained

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

पुरत्वेन (puratvena) - as a city, in the form of a city

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puratva

puratva - state of being a city, city-ness

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+tva)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting abstract noun, 'ness', 'hood'
  suffix (neuter)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the mind's space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: vi + am

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ād (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this, this (world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving (P.A.P. from gam)

Past Active Participle (originally), but often used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or quoted thought

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)