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 3.80.52

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यथा तापस्य पीनस्य भासनं मृगतृष्णिका ।
एवं पीवरमद्वैतं तथा चिद्भासनं जगत् ॥ ५२ ॥

yathā tāpasya pīnasya bhāsanaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā |
evaṃ pīvaramadvaitaṃ tathā cidbhāsanaṃ jagat || 52 ||

As a mirage is the reflection of the dense light of the sun, so is the world a shadow of the solid light of the Divine intellect.
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 (3.80.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Tapa, Tapasya, Pina, Bhasana, Mrigatrishnika, Evam, Eva, Pivara, Advaita, Tatha, Cit, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.52). 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 tāpasya pīnasya bhāsanaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tāpasya -
tāpasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
pīnasya -
pīna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pīna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √pi class 6 verb]

√pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √pi class 6 verb]
bhāsanam -
bhāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛgatṛṣṇikā -
mṛgatṛṣṇikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “evaṃ pīvaramadvaitaṃ tathā cidbhāsanaṃ jagat ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pīvaram -
pīvara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīvara (noun, neuter)

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

pīvarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
advaitam -
advaita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

advaita (noun, neuter)

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

advaitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cid -
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]
bhāsanam -
bhāsana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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