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 3.28.15

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यथा मरौ जलं बुद्धं कटकत्वं च हेमनि ।
असत्सदिव भातीदं तथा दृश्यत्वमात्मनि ॥ १५ ॥

yathā marau jalaṃ buddhaṃ kaṭakatvaṃ ca hemani |
asatsadiva bhātīdaṃ tathā dṛśyatvamātmani || 15 ||

As is the misconception of water in the mirage, and the mistake of gold in a bracelet; so does all this unreality appear as a substantiality to the mistaken mind.
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 (3.28.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Mara, Maru, Jala, Buddha, Kataka, Tva, Yushmad, Heman, Asat, Sad, Sadi, Bhati, Idam, Tatha, Drishyatva, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.28.15). 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 marau jalaṃ buddhaṃ kaṭakatvaṃ ca hemani ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (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]
buddham -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kaṭaka -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hemani -
heman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

heman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “asatsadiva bhātīdaṃ tathā dṛśyatvamātmani ”
asat -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
sadi -
sadi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, neuter)

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

sad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhātī -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

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

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

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

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛśyatvam -
dṛśyatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]