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 3.42.11

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तेन स्वप्नपुरे द्रष्टा यान्वेत्ति पुरवासिनः ।
नरानिति नरा एव क्षणात्तस्य भवन्ति ते ॥ ११ ॥

tena svapnapure draṣṭā yānvetti puravāsinaḥ |
narāniti narā eva kṣaṇāttasya bhavanti te || 11 ||

Hence the citizens that you see in this visionary city, are but transient forms of men, presented in your dream by that Omnipotent Being.
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 (3.42.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Svapna, Pur, Pura, Puri, Drashta, Yat, Yah, Puravasin, Puravasi, Nara, Iti, Eva, Kshanat, Kshana, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.42.11). 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: “tena svapnapure draṣṭā yānvetti puravāsinaḥ ”
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
svapna -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
draṣṭā* -
draṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yān -
yat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vetti -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
puravāsinaḥ -
puravāsin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

puravāsin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puravāsī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “narāniti narā eva kṣaṇāttasya bhavanti te ”
narān -
nara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
narā* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
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]