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 3.79.28

आत्मानं दर्शनं दृश्यं सदसच्च जगत्त्रयम् ।
कोऽन्तर्बीजमिवान्तस्थं स्थितः कृत्वा त्रिकालगः ॥ २८ ॥

ātmānaṃ darśanaṃ dṛśyaṃ sadasacca jagattrayam |
ko'ntarbījamivāntasthaṃ sthitaḥ kṛtvā trikālagaḥ || 28 ||

What is the inward cause in us, which makes the believer in the soul, to view the unreal world as real, and why does this fallacy continue at all times?

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.79.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atman, Darshana, Drishya, Sadasat, Jagattraya, Kah, Antar, Bija, Iva, Antastha, Sthita, Kritva, Kritvan, Trikala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.28). 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: “ātmānaṃ darśanaṃ dṛśyaṃ sadasacca jagattrayam
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • sadasac -
  • sadasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sadasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagattrayam -
  • jagattraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ko'ntarbījamivāntasthaṃ sthitaḥ kṛtvā trikālagaḥ
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antastham -
  • antastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trikāla -
  • trikāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trikāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.28

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.79.28 in Gujarati sript:
આત્માનં દર્શનં દૃશ્યં સદસચ્ચ જગત્ત્રયમ્ ।
કોઽન્તર્બીજમિવાન્તસ્થં સ્થિતઃ કૃત્વા ત્રિકાલગઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.79.28 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మానం దర్శనం దృశ్యం సదసచ్చ జగత్త్రయమ్ ।
కోఽన్తర్బీజమివాన్తస్థం స్థితః కృత్వా త్రికాలగః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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