Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Svapna-Sthāna | "whose field is the dream state"

Swapna-Sthana

Svapna-Sthāna (IAST)
Translation: "whose field is the dream state"
From Mandukya Upanishad (Verse 4, 10)

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: स्वप्न
Transliteration: Svapna
Translation: "dream; the dream state"
Definition: "It is to be immersed in one’s own self."
Sanskrit: स्थान
Transliteration: Sthāna
Translation: "position; proximity"

Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads (Swami Sharvananda)
Sanskrit: स्वप्नस्थान
Transliteration: Svapna-Sthāna
Translation: "whose field is the dreaming state of life"


References:
  1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
  2. Sharvananda, Swami (1920). Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads: With Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-For-Word Literal Translation, English, Rendering and Comments. Mylapore, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math