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 3.4.48

नहि दृश्यादृते किंचिन्मनसो रूपमस्ति हि ।
दृश्यं चोत्पन्नमेवैतन्नेति वक्ष्याम्यहं पुनः ॥ ४८ ॥

nahi dṛśyādṛte kiṃcinmanaso rūpamasti hi |
dṛśyaṃ cotpannamevaitanneti vakṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ || 48 ||

The mind has no other image than that (of a receptacle and reflector of the ideas) of the visible world, which, I repeat to say, is no new creation;

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.4.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nahi, Drishya, Rite, Rita, Riti, Kincid, Kincit, Manas, Manasa, Rupa, Asti, Utpanna, Eva, Etad, Neti, Aha, Asmad, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.48). 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: “nahi dṛśyādṛte kiṃcinmanaso rūpamasti hi
  • nahi -
  • nahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛśyād -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kiñcin -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manaso* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyaṃ cotpannamevaitanneti vakṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpannam -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utpanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utpannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evai -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • neti -
  • netī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vakṣyāmya -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.48

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.4.48 in Gujarati sript:
નહિ દૃશ્યાદૃતે કિંચિન્મનસો રૂપમસ્તિ હિ ।
દૃશ્યં ચોત્પન્નમેવૈતન્નેતિ વક્ષ્યામ્યહં પુનઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.4.48 in Telugu sript:
నహి దృశ్యాదృతే కించిన్మనసో రూపమస్తి హి ।
దృశ్యం చోత్పన్నమేవైతన్నేతి వక్ష్యామ్యహం పునః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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