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 3.57.40

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संदेहः क इवात्रैषां पशवो ह्यविवेकिनः ।
यथादृष्टं विचेष्टन्ते कुत एषां विचारणा ॥ ४० ॥

saṃdehaḥ ka ivātraiṣāṃ paśavo hyavivekinaḥ |
yathādṛṣṭaṃ viceṣṭante kuta eṣāṃ vicāraṇā || 40 ||

They did not like to examine the matter, because it is the nature of the ignorant like that of brutes, to believe what they see, without investigation or consideration of its nature.
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 (3.57.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sandeha, Kah, Iva, Atra, Idam, Pashu, Avivekin, Aviveki, Yatha, Adrishta, Kutah, Kuta, Vicarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.57.40). 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: “saṃdehaḥ ka ivātraiṣāṃ paśavo hyavivekinaḥ ”
sandehaḥ -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ka* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atrai -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
paśavo* -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
avivekinaḥ -
avivekin (noun, masculine)

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

avivekin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

avivekī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “yathādṛṣṭaṃ viceṣṭante kuta eṣāṃ vicāraṇā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adṛṣṭam -
adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ceṣṭante -
√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
kuta* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
vicāraṇā -
vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]