योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-17

यथाऽज्ञस्य स्वप्ननरे निर्जन्मनि निराकृतौ ।
आधिभौतिकताबुद्धिस्तथा मे जगतोपि च ॥ १७ ॥

yathā'jñasya svapnanare nirjanmani nirākṛtau ,
ādhibhautikatābuddhistathā me jagatopi ca 17

17. yathā ajñasya svapnanare nirjanmani nirākṛtau
ādhibhautikatābuddhiḥ tathā me jagataḥ api ca

17. yathā ajñasya svapnanare nirjanmani nirākṛtau ādhibhautikatābuddhiḥ,
tathā me jagataḥ api ca.

17. Just as an ignorant person (ajña) mistakenly holds the notion of material reality (ādhibhautikatābuddhi) regarding a dream-figure—which is inherently unborn and unsubstantial—similarly, my (enlightened) understanding of the world (jagat) is also of this nature (i.e., that it is ultimately illusory).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of an ignorant person, of the unenlightened

• स्वप्ननरे (svapnanare) - in a dream-man, in a man seen in a dream

• निर्जन्मनि (nirjanmani) - in the unborn, in that which is without birth

• निराकृतौ (nirākṛtau) - in that which is formless, unsubstantial, denied, removed

• आधिभौतिकताबुद्धिः (ādhibhautikatābuddhiḥ) - the notion of objective reality, the idea of being a material entity, perception of material nature

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in the same way

• मे (me) - my, to me, by me

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, concerning the universe

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of an ignorant person, of the unenlightened

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, unacquainted, an ignorant person

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and jña (knowing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, understanding, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्वप्ननरे (svapnanare) - in a dream-man, in a man seen in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnanara

svapnanara - dream-man, man in a dream

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the object of perception in the dream.

निर्जन्मनि (nirjanmani) - in the unborn, in that which is without birth

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirjanman

nirjanman - without birth, unborn, not born

Bahuvrihi compound 'without (nir) birth (janman)'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+janman)

• nir – without, out of, away
  indeclinable
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan.
  Root: jan (class 4)

निराकृतौ (nirākṛtau) - in that which is formless, unsubstantial, denied, removed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirākṛta

nirākṛta - formless, unsubstantial, denied, rejected, removed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ with upasargas nir and ā, and kta suffix.

Prefixes: nir+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आधिभौतिकताबुद्धिः (ādhibhautikatābuddhiḥ) - the notion of objective reality, the idea of being a material entity, perception of material nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādhibhautikatābuddhi

ādhibhautikatābuddhi - the notion of objective reality, the idea of being a material entity, perception of material nature

Tatpuruṣa compound of ādhibhautikatā and buddhi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādhibhautikatā+buddhi)

• ādhibhautikatā – the state of being related to material elements, objective reality, materiality
  noun (feminine)
  From adhibhūta + tā suffix. adhibhūta is a tatpuruṣa compound adhi + bhūta.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, notion
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to awaken, know) with kti suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence (with an implied verb 'is').

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, self

Note: Here, genitive ('my understanding').

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, concerning the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam with śatṛ suffix, reduplication of initial syllable.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)