योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-62

स्थितं स्वप्नादिजगति तमसेवासतेव च ।
आवृतेनेव वान्यासामलभ्येन सता दृशम् ॥ ६२ ॥

sthitaṃ svapnādijagati tamasevāsateva ca ,
āvṛteneva vānyāsāmalabhyena satā dṛśam 62

62. sthitam svapna ādi jagati tamasā eva asatā iva
ca āvṛtena iva vā anyāsām alabhyena satā dṛśam

62. tat svapna ādi jagati tamasā eva asatā iva ca sthitam
vā anyāsām dṛśam alabhyena satā āvṛtena iva sthitam

62. It (the self) exists in the world of dreams and similar states, as if veiled by darkness, or indeed, by non-existence. Or, it is as if concealed by an existent reality that is inaccessible to the perception of others.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, abiding

• स्वप्न (svapna) - dream, sleep

• आदि (ādi) - including dreams and similar states (beginning, etcetera)

• जगति (jagati) - in the realm or state (of dreams, etc.) (in the world)

• तमसा (tamasā) - by the veil of illusion/ignorance (by darkness, by ignorance)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• असता (asatā) - by what is unreal or illusory (by the non-existent, by non-being)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also

• आवृतेन (āvṛtena) - by what covers or conceals (by the covered, by the veiled)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• वा (vā) - or

• अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other beings or individuals (of others)

• अलभ्येन (alabhyena) - by the unattainable, by the inaccessible

• सता (satā) - by the existent, by being, by reality

• दृशम् (dṛśam) - sight, vision, perception

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers implicitly to the `ātman` mentioned in the previous verse.

स्वप्न (svapna) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, delusion, illusion

Note: Part of a compound `svapnādijagat`.

आदि (ādi) - including dreams and similar states (beginning, etcetera)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of a compound `svapnādijagat`.

जगति (jagati) - in the realm or state (of dreams, etc.) (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle of root `gam` (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound `svapnādijagat`.

तमसा (tamasā) - by the veil of illusion/ignorance (by darkness, by ignorance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, gloom, one of the three guṇas

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

असता (asatā) - by what is unreal or illusory (by the non-existent, by non-being)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, non-being, illusion

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negation of `sat` (being) with prefix `a`

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• sat – being, existing, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आवृतेन (āvṛtena) - by what covers or conceals (by the covered, by the veiled)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, veiled, concealed, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛ` (to cover) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `satā`.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other beings or individuals (of others)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

अलभ्येन (alabhyena) - by the unattainable, by the inaccessible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unattainable, inaccessible, not to be obtained

Negative Gerundive

Negation of `labhya` (to be obtained) with prefix `a`; from root `labh` (to obtain)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• labhya – to be obtained, attainable, perceivable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root `labh` (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `satā`.

सता (satā) - by the existent, by being, by reality

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true; an existent thing, reality

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

दृशम् (dṛśam) - sight, vision, perception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - sight, vision, perception, eye, appearance

From root `dṛś` (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Here, indicating the object to which `alabhyena` (inaccessible) refers, i.e., inaccessible *to* sight/perception.