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 3.14.25

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यथान्धकारो दीपेन प्रेक्ष्यमाणः प्रणश्यति ।
न चास्य ज्ञायते तत्त्वमबोधस्यैवमेव हि ॥ २५ ॥

yathāndhakāro dīpena prekṣyamāṇaḥ praṇaśyati |
na cāsya jñāyate tattvamabodhasyaivameva hi || 25 ||

These different believers are lost (in their various views), as the light is lost under darkness. They will never come to the knowledge of truth as it is the case with the ignorant.
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 (3.14.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Andhakara, Dipa, Prekshya, Prana, Shyat, Idam, Tattva, Abodha, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.25). 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: “yathāndhakāro dīpena prekṣyamāṇaḥ praṇaśyati ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
andhakāro* -
andhakāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dīpena -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
prekṣyam -
prekṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prekṣya (noun, neuter)

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

prekṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āṇaḥ -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
praṇa -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyati -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “na cāsya jñāyate tattvamabodhasyaivameva hi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jñāyate -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
abodhasyai -
abodha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

abodha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]