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 3.29.49

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यथा महान्धकूपाधः खद्योतो नावलोक्यते ।
पृष्ठगेन तथेहातो नाधः सूर्योऽवलोक्यते ॥ ४९ ॥

yathā mahāndhakūpādhaḥ khadyoto nāvalokyate |
pṛṣṭhagena tathehāto nādhaḥ sūryo'valokyate || 49 ||

And as one in a deep dark pit, can see no light of a fire fly flitting over it; so the solar light is invisible to one behind the great belt of heaven.
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 (3.29.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Maha, Mahat, Dah, Upa, Adhah, Adhas, Khadyota, Nava, Asmad, Alokyata, Prishthaga, Tatha, Hata, Hat, Nadhas, Suri, Surya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.49). 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 mahāndhakūpādhaḥ khadyoto nāvalokyate ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūpā -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khadyoto* -
khadyota (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāva -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
alokyate -
alokyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “pṛṣṭhagena tathehāto nādhaḥ sūryo'valokyate ”
pṛṣṭhagena -
pṛṣṭhaga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pṛṣṭhaga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tathe -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
hāto* -
hāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā -> hāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāt (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √hā class 1 verb]

√hā (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
nādhaḥ -
nādhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sūryo' -
sūrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūrya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
avalokyate -
√avalok (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√avalok (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]