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 3.5.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्मुनिशार्दूल किमिवेह मनोभ्रमे ।
विद्यते कथमुत्पन्नं मनो मायामयं कुतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
bhagavanmuniśārdūla kimiveha manobhrame |
vidyate kathamutpannaṃ mano māyāmayaṃ kutaḥ || 1 ||

Rama said:—Tell me, O chief of the sages! what cause is it that leads to our misconception of the mind, how it is produced and what is the source of its illusion.
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 (3.5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Munishardula, Kimi, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bhrama, Bhrami, Katham, Katha, Utpanna, Mayamaya, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.5.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bhagavanmuniśārdūla kimiveha manobhrame ”
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
muniśārdūla -
muniśārdūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

muniśārdūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kimi -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
veha -
√veh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
bhrame -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhrami (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhrami (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “vidyate kathamutpannaṃ mano māyāmayaṃ kutaḥ ”
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
utpannam -
utpanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utpanna (noun, neuter)

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

utpannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māyāmayam -
māyāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māyāmaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]