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 3.66.7

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यथा द्वित्वं शशाङ्कादौ पश्यत्यक्षिमलाविलम् ।
चिच्चेतनकलाक्रान्ता तथैव परमात्मनि ॥ ७ ॥

yathā dvitvaṃ śaśāṅkādau paśyatyakṣimalāvilam |
ciccetanakalākrāntā tathaiva paramātmani || 7 ||

As the one moon appears as two to the dimsighted eye, so the intellect, vitiated by influence of the senses, sees a duality in the unity of the supreme spirit.
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 (3.66.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Dvitva, Shashanka, Ada, Pashyat, Lavi, Cit, Cetana, Tatha, Paramatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.66.7). 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: “yathā dvitvaṃ śaśāṅkādau paśyatyakṣimalāvilam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvitvam -
dvitva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaśāṅkā -
śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paśyatya -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
akṣima -
√kṣi (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first plural]
lāvi -
lāvī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

la (noun, masculine)

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

li (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ilam -
ilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ciccetanakalākrāntā tathaiva paramātmani ”
cic -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cetana -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalākrāntā -
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
paramātmani -
paramātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]