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 2.17.21

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कथार्थप्रतिभासाभं व्योममुक्तावलीनिभम् ।
कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तरङ्गत्वं यथाम्भसि ॥ २१ ॥

kathārthapratibhāsābhaṃ vyomamuktāvalīnibham |
kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi || 21 ||

It is as the impression of a tale in the mind, or the sight of a chain of pearls in the sky, or taking a bracelet for its gold or a wave for the water.
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 (2.17.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katha, Artha, Pratibhasa, Abha, Vyoma, Ukta, Ukti, Bha, Kataka, Tva, Yushmad, Yatha, Heman, Taranga, Ambhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.21). 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: “kathārthapratibhāsābhaṃ vyomamuktāvalīnibham ”
kathā -
katha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pratibhāsā -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ābham -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vyomam -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

vyoma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
uktāva -
ukta (noun, masculine)

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

ukti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
alīni -
√lī (verb class 9)

[imperfect middle first single]
bham -
bha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi ”
kaṭaka -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hemni -
heman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

heman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhasi -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]