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 3.56.24

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नरो यथैकदेशस्थो दूरदेशान्तरस्थितम् ।
संपश्यति निधानं स्वं मनसानारतं सदा ॥ २४ ॥

naro yathaikadeśastho dūradeśāntarasthitam |
saṃpaśyati nidhānaṃ svaṃ manasānārataṃ sadā || 24 ||

As a man placed in one country, sees within himself his house, which is situated in a far distant land; so the soul sees the objects of his distant desires, ever present before it.
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 (3.56.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Nri, Yatha, Ekadeshastha, Durada, Ishanta, Asthita, Sampa, Shyat, Nidhana, Sva, Svap, Manasa, Arata, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.56.24). 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: “naro yathaikadeśastho dūradeśāntarasthitam ”
naro* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ekadeśastho* -
ekadeśastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dūrade -
dūrada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dūrada (noun, neuter)

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

dūradā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īśānta -
īśānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īśānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asthitam -
asthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asthita (noun, neuter)

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

asthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “saṃpaśyati nidhānaṃ svaṃ manasānārataṃ sadā ”
sampa -
sampa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyati -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
nidhānam -
nidhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nidhāna (noun, neuter)

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

nidhānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svap (noun, masculine)

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

svap (noun, neuter)

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

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
manasān -
manasa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āratam -
ārata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ārata (noun, neuter)

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

āratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second dual]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[aorist active second dual]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second dual]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]