योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-3

ब्रह्म चिन्मात्रकं विद्धि तद्यथा स्वप्नदृष्टिषु ।
पुरं भवन्निजाद्रूपान्न कदाचन भिद्यते ॥ ३ ॥

brahma cinmātrakaṃ viddhi tadyathā svapnadṛṣṭiṣu ,
puraṃ bhavannijādrūpānna kadācana bhidyate 3

3. brahma cinmātrakam viddhi tat yathā svapnadṛṣṭiṣu
puram bhavat nijāt rūpāt na kadācana bhidyate

3. brahma cinmātrakam viddhi tat yathā svapnadṛṣṭiṣu
puram bhavat nijāt rūpāt na kadācana bhidyate

3. Understand Brahman (brahman) to be merely pure consciousness. Just as a city appearing in dreams is never separated from its own fundamental nature (i.e., the consciousness that creates it).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the ultimate reality

• चिन्मात्रकम् (cinmātrakam) - consisting merely of consciousness, pure consciousness

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• स्वप्नदृष्टिषु (svapnadṛṣṭiṣu) - in dream visions, in dream appearances

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing, becoming

• निजात् (nijāt) - from its own, from one's own

• रूपात् (rūpāt) - from its own fundamental nature (from form, from nature)

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time whatsoever (ever, at any time, sometimes)

• भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is separated, is broken, is differentiated

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the ultimate reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (brahman), the absolute, the ultimate reality, universal spirit

Note: Object of 'viddhi'.

चिन्मात्रकम् (cinmātrakam) - consisting merely of consciousness, pure consciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cinmātraka

cinmātraka - consisting solely of consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (cit+mātraka)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting of nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object complement for 'brahma'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun), it

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नदृष्टिषु (svapnadṛṣṭiṣu) - in dream visions, in dream appearances

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svapnadṛṣṭi

svapnadṛṣṭi - dream vision, appearance in a dream

Compound type : Tatpurusha (svapna+dṛṣṭi)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'svap' (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – vision, sight, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing, becoming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, becoming, occurring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become) with suffix '-śatṛ'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'puram'.

निजात् (nijāt) - from its own, from one's own

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - own, innate, inherent

Note: Modifies 'rūpāt'.

रूपात् (rūpāt) - from its own fundamental nature (from form, from nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, nature, appearance, beauty

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time whatsoever (ever, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

A combination of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (certain).

भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is separated, is broken, is differentiated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)