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 3.3.22

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आतिवाहिकमेवान्तर्विस्मृत्या दृढरूपया ।
आधिभौतिकबोधेन मुधा भाति पिशाचवत् ॥ २२ ॥

ātivāhikamevāntarvismṛtyā dṛḍharūpayā |
ādhibhautikabodhena mudhā bhāti piśācavat || 22 ||

It then forgets its everlasting and incorporeal nature, and assumes to itself the solid material body, and shows itself in the shape of a delusive apparition.
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 (3.3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativahika, Eva, Antar, Vismriti, Vismritya, Dridha, Rupa, Adhibhautika, Bodha, Mudha, Pishacavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.3.22). 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: “ātivāhikamevāntarvismṛtyā dṛḍharūpayā ”
ātivāhikam -
ātivāhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātivāhika (noun, neuter)

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

ātivāhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vismṛtyā* -
vismṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vismṛtya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛḍha -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpayā -
rūpā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ādhibhautikabodhena mudhā bhāti piśācavat ”
ādhibhautika -
ādhibhautika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādhibhautika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bodhena -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mudhā* -
mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
piśācavat -
piśācavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

piśācavat (noun, feminine)

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

piśācavat (noun, neuter)

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