योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-29

परमाकाशतां मुक्त्वा किं स्वप्ननगरे वद ।
विद्यते किल तच्छान्तं चिद्व्योमाच्छमनामयम् ॥ २९ ॥

paramākāśatāṃ muktvā kiṃ svapnanagare vada ,
vidyate kila tacchāntaṃ cidvyomācchamanāmayam 29

29. parama-ākāśatām muktvā kim svapna-nagare vada
vidyate kila tat śāntam cit-vyoma accha anāmayam

29. parama-ākāśatām muktvā svapna-nagare kim vada? kila tat śāntam accha anāmayam cit-vyoma vidyate.

29. Apart from the state of being the supreme space (parama ākāśa), tell me, what truly exists in a dream city? Indeed, that tranquil consciousness-space (cit vyoma), which is pure, untainted, and free from all affliction, truly exists.

Words meanings summery:

• परम-आकाशताम् (parama-ākāśatām) - the state of being the supreme space

• मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - apart from, leaving aside (having released, having abandoned, having left aside)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वप्न-नगरे (svapna-nagare) - in a dream city

• वद (vada) - tell me (speak, tell)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (is, exists, is found)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

• तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space (that)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - the space of pure consciousness (consciousness-space, intelligence-ether)

• अच्छ (accha) - pure, clear, transparent

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from affliction/suffering (free from illness, healthy, auspicious)

Words meanings and morphology

परम-आकाशताम् (parama-ākāśatām) - the state of being the supreme space

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama-ākāśatā

parama-ākāśatā - the state of being the supreme space, ultimate ether, highest consciousness

Derived from `parama-ākāśa` (supreme space) + `tā` (suffix forming abstract feminine noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+ākāśa+tā)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• tā – suffix for forming abstract feminine nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of `muktvā`.

मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - apart from, leaving aside (having released, having abandoned, having left aside)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root `muc` (VI P/A), suffix `tvā`.

Root: muc (class 6)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Interrogative pronoun.

स्वप्न-नगरे (svapna-nagare) - in a dream city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapna-nagara

svapna-nagara - dream city, illusory city

Tatpuruṣa compound of `svapna` (dream) and `nagara` (city).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nagara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

वद (vada) - tell me (speak, tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative, Active voice, 2nd person singular

From root `vad` (I P).

Root: vad (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (is, exists, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense, Middle voice, 3rd person singular

From root `vid` (IV A) 'to exist'. Not `√vid` 'to know' (II P).

Root: vid (class 4)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Demonstrative pronoun.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - tranquil, peaceful, calm, quiet, ceased, pacified

Past Passive Participle

From root `śam` (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - the space of pure consciousness (consciousness-space, intelligence-ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoma

cit-vyoma - consciousness-space, the ether of consciousness

Tatpuruṣa compound of `cit` (consciousness) and `vyoman` (space).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of `vidyate`.

अच्छ (accha) - pure, clear, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, bright

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from affliction/suffering (free from illness, healthy, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, sound, auspicious, wholesome

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: `a` (negation) + `āmaya` (illness, disease).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā