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 2.18.51

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दृष्टान्तेन विना राम नापूर्वार्थोऽवबुध्यते ।
यथा दीपं विना रात्रौ भाण्डोपस्करणं गृहे ॥ ५१ ॥

dṛṣṭāntena vinā rāma nāpūrvārtho'vabudhyate |
yathā dīpaṃ vinā rātrau bhāṇḍopaskaraṇaṃ gṛhe || 51 ||

It is hard to understand the meaning given before without an instance, just as it is useless to have a lampstick at home without setting a lamp on it at night.
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 (2.18.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishtanta, Vina, Rama, Nabh, Uru, Urva, Artha, Ava, Yatha, Dipa, Ratrau, Ratra, Bhanda, Upaskarana, Grih, Griha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.51). 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: “dṛṣṭāntena vinā rāma nāpūrvārtho'vabudhyate ”
dṛṣṭāntena -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ūrvā -
ūru (noun, masculine)

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

ūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ūrv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ārtho' -
ārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
budhyate -
√budh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
Line 2: “yathā dīpaṃ vinā rātrau bhāṇḍopaskaraṇaṃ gṛhe ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpam -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhāṇḍo -
bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
upaskaraṇam -
upaskaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhe -
gṛh (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

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