योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-16

यथा स्वप्नचरो गेहे व्यवहर्ता न दृश्यते ।
तथा तदा न दृष्टोस्मि पुरस्थोऽपि नभोगतैः ॥ १६ ॥

yathā svapnacaro gehe vyavahartā na dṛśyate ,
tathā tadā na dṛṣṭosmi purastho'pi nabhogataiḥ 16

16. yathā svapnacaraḥ gehe vyavahartā na dṛśyate tathā
tadā na dṛṣṭaḥ asmi purasthaḥ api nabhogataiḥ

16. yathā svapnacaraḥ gehe vyavahartā na dṛśyate tathā
tadā purasthaḥ api nabhogataiḥ na dṛṣṭaḥ asmi

16. Just as an agent moving in a dream within a house is not seen, so too at that time I was not seen by those moving in the sky, even though I was present before them.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• स्वप्नचरः (svapnacaraḥ) - a dream-walker, one who moves in a dream

• गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

• व्यवहर्ता (vyavahartā) - an agent, a doer, one who acts/deals

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• पुरस्थः (purasthaḥ) - standing before, present before

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• नभोगतैः (nabhogataiḥ) - by those moving in the sky, by sky-goers

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नचरः (svapnacaraḥ) - a dream-walker, one who moves in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnacara

svapnacara - dream-walker, one who moves in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+cara)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
• cara – moving, going; one who moves
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, home

व्यवहर्ता (vyavahartā) - an agent, a doer, one who acts/deals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahartṛ

vyavahartṛ - agent, doer, actor, manager

agent noun

Derived from root √hṛ with prefixes vi-ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुरस्थः (purasthaḥ) - standing before, present before

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purastha

purastha - standing before, being in front, present

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+stha)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

नभोगतैः (nabhogataiḥ) - by those moving in the sky, by sky-goers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nabhogata

nabhogata - moving in the sky, sky-goer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+gata)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, moved, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)