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 2.17.38

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अनुल्लिखितचित्रस्य चित्रव्याप्तेव भित्तिभूः ।
परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा ॥ ३८ ॥

anullikhitacitrasya citravyāpteva bhittibhūḥ |
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā || 38 ||

Or when a painter is about to draw the picture of an imaginary city on the ground work of a chart, by forgetting to sketch a plan of it beforehand.
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 (2.17.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nud, Likhita, Citra, Vyapta, Vyapti, Iva, Bhu, Parivi, Smaryamana, Artha, Kalpana, Nagari, Nagarin, Nibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.38). 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: “anullikhitacitrasya citravyāpteva bhittibhūḥ ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nul -
nud (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

nud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
likhita -
likhita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

likhita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]

√likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]
citrasya -
citra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
citra -
citra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyāpte -
vyāpta (noun, masculine)

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

vyāpta (noun, neuter)

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

vyāptā (noun, feminine)

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

vyāpti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhitti -
bhitti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūḥ -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
Line 2: “parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā ”
parivi -
parivī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

parivī (noun, neuter)

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

parivī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
smaryamāṇā -
√smṛ -> smaryamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smaryamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smaryamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kalpanā -
kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nagarī -
nagarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

nagarin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nibhā -
nibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]