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 1.23.16

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भिद्यते नावभग्नोऽपि दग्धोऽपि हि न दह्यते ।
दृश्यते नापि दृश्योऽपि धूर्तचूडामणिर्मुने ॥ १६ ॥

bhidyate nāvabhagno'pi dagdho'pi hi na dahyate |
dṛśyate nāpi dṛśyo'pi dhūrtacūḍāmaṇirmune || 16 ||

Time, O sage, is the subtlest of all things. It is divided though indivisible, it is consumed though incombustible, it is perceived though imperceptible in its nature.
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 (1.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nava, Asmad, Abhagna, Api, Dagdhri, Dagdha, Drishyata, Nri, Drishya, Dhurta, Cudamani, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.16). 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: “bhidyate nāvabhagno'pi dagdho'pi hi na dahyate ”
bhidyate -
√bhid (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√bhid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
nāva -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
abhagno' -
abhagna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dagdho' -
dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dagdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dahyate -
√dah (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “dṛśyate nāpi dṛśyo'pi dhūrtacūḍāmaṇirmune ”
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dṛśyo' -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dhūrta -
dhūrta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhūrta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cūḍāmaṇir -
cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]