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 3.7.43

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यथा वन्ध्यासुतो नास्ति यथा नास्ति मरौ जलम् ।
यथा नास्ति नभोयक्षस्तथा नास्ति जगद्भ्रमः ॥ ४३ ॥

yathā vandhyāsuto nāsti yathā nāsti marau jalam |
yathā nāsti nabhoyakṣastathā nāsti jagadbhramaḥ || 43 ||

As a barren woman has no son nor a mirage any water in it; and as the firmament has no plant growing in it, so there is no such thing which we erroneously call the world.
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 (3.7.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vandhyasuta, Nasti, Mara, Maru, Jala, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Yaksha, Tatha, Jagat, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.43). 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: “yathā vandhyāsuto nāsti yathā nāsti marau jalam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vandhyāsuto* -
vandhyāsuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
marau -
mara (noun, masculine)

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

maru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yathā nāsti nabhoyakṣastathā nāsti jagadbhramaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabho -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

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

nabhas (noun, neuter)

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

nabh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yakṣas -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhramaḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]