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 3.41.25

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वदन्ती मूर्ध्नि पस्पर्श तं करेण सरस्वती ।
अथ हार्दं तमो मायापद्मस्य क्षयमाययौ ॥ २५ ॥

vadantī mūrdhni pasparśa taṃ kareṇa sarasvatī |
atha hārdaṃ tamo māyāpadmasya kṣayamāyayau || 25 ||

So saying, she touched his head with her hand, and immediately the dark veil of illusion and oblivion was dispersed from over the lotus of his 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 (3.41.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vadat, Vadanti, Murdhan, Kara, Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Atha, Harda, Tama, Tamas, Maya, Apadma, Kshaya, Aya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.41.25). 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: “vadantī mūrdhni pasparśa taṃ kareṇa sarasvatī ”
vadantī -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
mūrdhni -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pasparśa -
√spṛś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kareṇa -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sarasvatī -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sarasvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “atha hārdaṃ tamo māyāpadmasya kṣayamāyayau ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hārdam -
hārda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hārda (noun, neuter)

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

hārdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tamo* -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māyā -
māya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

ma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
apadmasya -
apadma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

apadma (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yau -
yu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]