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 3.65.2

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भावाभावलसद्दोलं तेनायमवलोक्यते ।
सर्गः सदसदाभासः पूर्वगन्ध इवेच्छया ॥ २ ॥

bhāvābhāvalasaddolaṃ tenāyamavalokyate |
sargaḥ sadasadābhāsaḥ pūrvagandha ivecchayā || 2 ||

The mind hangs in doubt between what is and what is not, and what is right and what is wrong. It forgets the past like the scent of a fleeting odor by its wilful negligence.
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 (3.65.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavabhava, Lasat, Dola, Tena, Lokyata, Sarga, Sadasat, Abhasa, Purva, Puru, Agandha, Iva, Icchaya, Iccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.65.2). 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: “bhāvābhāvalasaddolaṃ tenāyamavalokyate ”
bhāvābhāva -
bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lasad -
√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
dolam -
dola (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dolā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tenāya -
tena (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
mava -
√mav (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lokyate -
lokyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√lok (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lok (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “sargaḥ sadasadābhāsaḥ pūrvagandha ivecchayā ”
sargaḥ -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadasad -
sadasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sadasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ābhāsaḥ -
ābhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

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

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
agandha* -
agandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ive -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
icchayā -
icchayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

icchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]