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 3.81.42

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तथाप्याक्रान्तवान्विश्व ज्ञातो गोपायति क्षणात् ।
जगद्धानाकणं बाल इवाहो घनमायिता ॥ ४२ ॥

tathāpyākrāntavānviśva jñāto gopāyati kṣaṇāt |
jagaddhānākaṇaṃ bāla ivāho ghanamāyitā || 42 ||

Yet this all knowing spirit encompasses the world, knowing it to be a trifle, just as a child holds a particle of rice in his hand. This is an act of maya or delusion.
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 (3.81.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Apya, Krantavat, Vishva, Jnatri, Jnata, Gopa, Ayat, Kshanat, Kshana, Jagat, Hana, Bala, Iva, Ahan, Ghanam, Ghana, Ayita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.42). 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: “tathāpyākrāntavānviśva jñāto gopāyati kṣaṇāt ”
tathā -
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]
apyā -
apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
krāntavān -
√kram -> krāntavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kram class 4 verb]
viśva -
viśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
jñāto* -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jñāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
gopā -
gopa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gopā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gopā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ayati -
ayati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “jagaddhānākaṇaṃ bāla ivāho ghanamāyitā ”
jagaddh -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hānā -
hāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

hānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā -> hāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
akaṇam -
√kaṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
bāla* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
ghanam -
ghanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyitā -
√i -> āyitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i]