गृह एव यथा स्वप्ने नगरं भाति भासुरम् । तथैतदसदेवाऽन्तश्चिद्धातौ भाति भास्वरम् ॥ १४ ॥
gṛha ēva yathā svapnē nagaraṁ bhāti bhāsuram | tathaitadasadēvā’ntaściddhātau bhāti bhāsvaram || 14 ||
Translation
As in a dream a bright city shines in one's house itself, so this, unreal, shines brightly within the element of awareness.
Word by word
- gṛha
- in house
- ēva
- itself
- yathā
- as
- svapnē
- in a dream
- nagaraṁ
- a city
- bhāti
- shines
- bhāsuram
- bright
- tathā
- so
- ētad
- (etat) this
- asad
- (asat) unreal
- antaś
- (antaḥ) within
- cid
- of awareness
- dhātau
- the element
- bhāsvaram
- brightly
Meaning
Another commentary: as in a dream one's own house seems a shining city, so this unreal world shines in the element of awareness.