योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-8

यत्स्वप्नपुरमेवेदं सर्गादावेव चिन्नभः ।
अस्तितानास्तिते तत्र कीदृशे क्व कुतः स्थिते ॥ ८ ॥

yatsvapnapuramevedaṃ sargādāveva cinnabhaḥ ,
astitānāstite tatra kīdṛśe kva kutaḥ sthite 8

8. yat svapnapuram eva idam sarga-ādau eva cit-nabhaḥ
āstitā-anāstite tatra kīdṛśe kva kutaḥ sthite

8. yat idam svapnapuram eva sarga-ādau eva citnabhaḥ
tatra āstitā anāstite kīdṛśe kva kutaḥ sthite

8. That which is indeed this dream city from the very beginning of creation is nothing but the expanse of consciousness (citnabhaḥ). For such a consciousness, what kind of existence or non-existence (āstitā-anāstitā) can there be, where, and from what source can they be established?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• स्वप्नपुरम् (svapnapuram) - dream city

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• चित्-नभः (cit-nabhaḥ) - consciousness-sky, expanse of consciousness

• आस्तिता-अनास्तिते (āstitā-anāstite) - existence and non-existence

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/case

• कीदृशे (kīdṛśe) - of what kind, how

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

• स्थिते (sthite) - situated, established, existing

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative

Note: Refers to the phenomenon being described.

स्वप्नपुरम् (svapnapuram) - dream city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapura

svapnapura - dream city, illusionary city

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate of 'yat'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'svapnapuram'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Proximal demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative

Note: Refers to the perceived world/creation.

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi

sarga-ādi - beginning of creation

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛj' 'to create'
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates time/state.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'only at the beginning of creation'.

चित्-नभः (cit-nabhaḥ) - consciousness-sky, expanse of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citnabhas

citnabhas - consciousness-sky, the ether of consciousness

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+nabhas)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate for 'yat idam'.

आस्तिता-अनास्तिते (āstitā-anāstite) - existence and non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of āstitā-anāstitā

āstitā-anāstitā - existence and non-existence

Dvandva compound of 'āstitā' and 'anāstitā'

Compound type : dvandva (āstitā+anāstitā)

• āstitā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  From 'asti' + 'tā'
  Root: as (class 2)
• anāstitā – non-existence, absence
  noun (feminine)
  From 'an' (negation) + 'āstitā'
  Prefix: an

Note: Subject of the interrogative sentence.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/case

(indeclinable)

Locative form of 'tad' used adverbially

Note: Refers to the 'citnabhaḥ'.

कीदृशे (kīdṛśe) - of what kind, how

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort

Interrogative adjective

Note: Qualifies 'āstitā-anāstite'.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

Note: Asking about location.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'kim' used adverbially

Note: Asking about origin or source.

स्थिते (sthite) - situated, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Dual feminine nominative, agreeing with 'āstitā-anāstite'.