Moksopaya [sanskrit]

192,019 words | ISBN-10: 8120831470 | ISBN-13: 9788120831476

This Sanskrit edition of the Moksopaya. It is a large philosophical text dealing with “the science of liberation”. Similar to the Yoga-vasistha in content, the Mokshopaya-shastra was likely its predecessor, said to contain 30,000 shlokas (metrical verses). One of the core philosophies of the texts teaches the non-existence of cognitive objects; while holding such a view leads to an attitude of dispassion towards worldly matters.

Verse 1.20.5

मेरोश्शृङ्गतटोल्लासिगङ्गाजलरयोपमाः ।
दृष्टा यस्मिन् स्तने मुक्ता हारस्योल्लासशालिनः ॥ ५ ॥

merośśṛṅgataṭollāsigaṅgājalarayopamāḥ |
dṛṣṭā yasmin stane muktā hārasyollāsaśālinaḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Moksopaya Verse 1.20.5 is contained in the book The Yogavasistha of Valmiki by Vasudeva Laxmana Sharma Pansikar. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.20.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Shringa, Tata, Ullasin, Gangajala, Raya, Upama, Drishta, Yah, Yat, Stana, Mukta, Hara, Ullasa, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Moksopaya Verse 1.20.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “merośśṛṅgataṭollāsigaṅgājalarayopamāḥ
  • meroś -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṅga -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taṭo -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullāsi -
  • ullāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ullāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gaṅgājala -
  • gaṅgājala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rayo -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> raya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ram]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ray (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upamāḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭā yasmin stane muktā hārasyollāsaśālinaḥ
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • stane -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • muktā* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • hārasyo -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ullāsa -
  • ullāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinaḥ -
  • śālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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