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 3.57.54

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मिथ्यादृष्टय एवेमाः सृष्टयो मोहदृष्टयः ।
मायामात्रदृशो भ्रान्तिः शून्याः स्वप्नानुभूतयः ॥ ५४ ॥

mithyādṛṣṭaya evemāḥ sṛṣṭayo mohadṛṣṭayaḥ |
māyāmātradṛśo bhrāntiḥ śūnyāḥ svapnānubhūtayaḥ || 54 ||

The view of the phenomenal world as distinct from the Unity, is as false as a sight in delusion or magical show; or a dream or delirium of the great Illusion—maya.
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 (3.57.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithyadrishti, Eva, Iyam, Idam, Srishti, Moha, Drishti, Atra, Drisha, Drish, Bhranti, Shunya, Svapna, Anubhuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.57.54). 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: “mithyādṛṣṭaya evemāḥ sṛṣṭayo mohadṛṣṭayaḥ ”
mithyādṛṣṭaya* -
mithyādṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

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

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
imāḥ -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
sṛṣṭayo* -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
moha -
moha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭayaḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “māyāmātradṛśo bhrāntiḥ śūnyāḥ svapnānubhūtayaḥ ”
māyāmā -
√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active first plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active first plural]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśo* -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
bhrāntiḥ -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śūnyāḥ -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
svapnā -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anubhūtayaḥ -
anubhūti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]