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 3.1.20

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अविद्या संसृतिर्बन्धो माया मोहो महत्तमः ।
कल्पितानीति नामानि यस्याः सकलवेदिभिः ॥ २० ॥

avidyā saṃsṛtirbandho māyā moho mahattamaḥ |
kalpitānīti nāmāni yasyāḥ sakalavedibhiḥ || 20 ||

It is this phantasy (of the reality of the unreal world), which the learned in all things, designate as ignorance—avidya, nature—sansriti, bondage—bandha, illusion—maya, error-moha, and darkness—tamas.
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 (3.1.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Samsriti, Bandha, Maya, Moha, Mahattama, Kalpita, Iti, Naman, Yasya, Sakalavedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.20). 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: “avidyā saṃsṛtirbandho māyā moho mahattamaḥ ”
avidyā -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saṃsṛtir -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bandho* -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māyā* -
mā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

māya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
moho* -
moha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahattamaḥ -
mahattama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kalpitānīti nāmāni yasyāḥ sakalavedibhiḥ ”
kalpitānī -
kalpita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāmāni -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sakalavedibhiḥ -
sakalavedin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sakalavedin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]