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 3.21.71

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अविचारो विचारेण निमेषादेव नश्यति ।
एषा सत्तैव तेनान्तरविद्यैषा न विद्यते ॥ ७१ ॥

avicāro vicāreṇa nimeṣādeva naśyati |
eṣā sattaiva tenāntaravidyaiṣā na vidyate || 71 ||

When reason takes the place of the want of reason, it introduces in a moment the light of knowledge in the soul, in lieu of its former darkness.
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 (3.21.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avicara, Vicara, Nimesha, Eva, Nashyat, Esha, Satta, Sattri, Tena, Tara, Vid, Vidya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.71). 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: “avicāro vicāreṇa nimeṣādeva naśyati ”
avicāro* -
avicāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicāreṇa -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
nimeṣād -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “eṣā sattaiva tenāntaravidyaiṣā na vidyate ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sattai -
satta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tenān -
tena (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tara -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vidyai -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vid (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[imperative passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[imperative passive first single]
aiṣā -
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]