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 3.46.16

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गर्भवासमिवापन्नं तेनासीत्तन्महापुरम् ।
मूढत्वं यौवनेनेव घनतामाययौ तमः ॥ १६ ॥

garbhavāsamivāpannaṃ tenāsīttanmahāpuram |
mūḍhatvaṃ yauvaneneva ghanatāmāyayau tamaḥ || 16 ||

The great city was hid in the dark womb of the overspreading dust (rajas), as the ignorant state of man is covered in darkness by the rising passion (rajas) of juvenescence.
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 (3.46.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbhavasa, Iva, Apanna, Tad, Tena, Tanman, Han, Mudhatva, Yauvana, Ghanata, Tama, Tamas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.46.16). 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: “garbhavāsamivāpannaṃ tenāsīttanmahāpuram ”
garbhavāsam -
garbhavāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apannam -
apanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apanna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tenā -
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]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
tanma -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hā -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
apuram -
√pur (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “mūḍhatvaṃ yauvaneneva ghanatāmāyayau tamaḥ ”
mūḍhatvam -
mūḍhatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yauvanene -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ghanatām -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āyayau -
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]