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 3.23.16

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दृश्यानुसन्धाननिजस्वभावादाकाशदेहे अपि ते मिथोऽत्र ।
परस्पराकारविलोकनेन बभूवतुः स्नेहपरे वयस्ये ॥ १६ ॥

dṛśyānusandhānanijasvabhāvādākāśadehe api te mitho'tra |
parasparākāravilokanena babhūvatuḥ snehapare vayasye || 16 ||

Here the pair in their etherial forms, looked about according to their nature in search of some visible objects; but finding no other figure except their own, they became much more attached to each other by their mutual affection.
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 (3.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishya, Drishi, Anusandhana, Nijasva, Bhava, Akasha, Deha, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Mithah, Mithu, Atra, Paraspara, Karavi, Lokana, Sneha, Pare, Para, Pari, Vayasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.23.16). 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: “dṛśyānusandhānanijasvabhāvādākāśadehe api te mitho'tra ”
dṛśyā -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
anusandhāna -
anusandhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nijasva -
nijasva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvād -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dehe -
deha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mitho' -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mithu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “parasparākāravilokanena babhūvatuḥ snehapare vayasye ”
parasparā -
parasparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāravi -
kāravī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
lokanena -
lokana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
babhūvatuḥ -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active third dual]
sneha -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√snih (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pare -
pare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

para (noun, neuter)

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

parā (noun, feminine)

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

pari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vayasye -
vayasya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vayasya (noun, neuter)

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

vayasyā (noun, feminine)

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