यथा पृथ्व्यादिना भातमपृथ्व्यादि भवेत् क्षणात् । स्वप्ने स्वप्नपरिज्ञानात् तथा जाग्रत्यपि स्फुटम् ॥ ४६ ॥
yathā pṛthvyādinā bhātamapṛthvyādi bhavēt kṣaṇāt | svapnē svapnaparijñānāt tathā jāgratyapi sphuṭam || 46 ||
Translation
As what shone as earth and the rest becomes in a moment not earth in a dream, from knowing the dream for a dream, so plainly in waking too.
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- pṛthvī
- earth
- ādinā
- as and the rest
- bhātam
- what shone
- apṛthvī
- not earth
- ādi
- and the rest
- bhavēt
- becomes
- kṣaṇāt
- in a moment
- svapnē
- in a dream
- svapna
- the dream
- parijñānāt
- from knowing
- tathā
- so
- jāgratya
- (jāgrati) in waking
- api
- too
- sphuṭam
- plainly
Meaning
Waking is no different from dreaming in this: the moment it is known for what it is, its earth ceases to be earth.