Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.16.20

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मिथ्यैव स्फाररूपेण विचाराद्विशरारुणा ।
बालो वेतालकेनेव गृहीतोऽस्मि कुचेतसा ॥ २० ॥

mithyaiva sphārarūpeṇa vicārādviśarāruṇā |
bālo vetālakeneva gṛhīto'smi kucetasā || 20 ||

As a child is seized by the false apparition of a demon, so I find myself in the grasp of my wicked mind, representing falsities as true.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithya, Mithi, Sphara, Rupa, Vicara, Vishararu, Bala, Vetala, Kena, Kah, Kim, Iva, Grihitri, Grihita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.20). 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: “mithyaiva sphārarūpeṇa vicārādviśarāruṇā ”
mithyai -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mith (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sphāra -
sphāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sphāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpeṇa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vicārād -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
viśarāruṇā -
viśarāru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśarāru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “bālo vetālakeneva gṛhīto'smi kucetasā ”
bālo* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vetāla -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kene -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gṛhīto' -
gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

gṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
kuceta -
√kuc (verb class 6)

[optative active second plural]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]