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 3.60.20

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निमेषे यदि कल्पौघसंविदं परिविन्दति ।
निमेष एव तत्कल्पो भवत्यत्र न संशयः ॥ २० ॥

nimeṣe yadi kalpaughasaṃvidaṃ parivindati |
nimeṣa eva tatkalpo bhavatyatra na saṃśayaḥ || 20 ||

When our consciousness represents a twinkling of the eye as a Kalpa, we are led to believe a single moment an age of long duration. (As a short nap appears an age in dreaming), and.
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 (3.60.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimesha, Yadi, Yad, Kalpa, Ghasa, Vid, Vida, Parivindat, Eva, Tat, Tad, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Atra, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.60.20). 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: “nimeṣe yadi kalpaughasaṃvidaṃ parivindati ”
nimeṣe -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kalpau -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ghasaṃ -
ghasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vidam -
vida (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vida (noun, neuter)

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

vidā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vid (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
parivindati -
parivindat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “nimeṣa eva tatkalpo bhavatyatra na saṃśayaḥ ”
nimeṣa* -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kalpo* -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃśayaḥ -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]