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 3.80.42

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कृतवान्प्रागिदमहमिति बुद्धावुदेति हि ।
क्षणात्सत्यमसत्यं च दृष्टान्तः स्वप्नविभ्रमः ॥ ४२ ॥

kṛtavānprāgidamahamiti buddhāvudeti hi |
kṣaṇātsatyamasatyaṃ ca dṛṣṭāntaḥ svapnavibhramaḥ || 42 ||

That 'I have done this and that before', is an impression derived from the thought of our actual actions and activity at all times; but the truth thereof becomes as untrue as our doings in the dream.
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 (3.80.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritavat, Prak, Idam, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Buddha, Buddhi, Uda, Kshanat, Kshana, Satyam, Satya, Asatya, Drishtanta, Svapna, Vibhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.42). 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: “kṛtavānprāgidamahamiti buddhāvudeti hi ”
kṛtavān -
kṛtavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
prāg -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
buddhāvu -
buddha (noun, masculine)

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

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

udan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “kṣaṇātsatyamasatyaṃ ca dṛṣṭāntaḥ svapnavibhramaḥ ”
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
satyam -
satyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asatyam -
asatya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭāntaḥ -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svapna -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vibhramaḥ -
vibhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]