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 3.81.66

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द्रष्टुर्दृश्यविनिर्माणे चित्त्वादस्त्वेव शक्तता ।
कनकस्यावदातस्य कटकादिकृताविव ॥ ६६ ॥

draṣṭurdṛśyavinirmāṇe cittvādastveva śaktatā |
kanakasyāvadātasya kaṭakādikṛtāviva || 66 ||

It is in the power of the intellect (imagination), to create the views of its vision; as it lies in the capacity of gold, to produce all the various forms of jewellery.
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 (3.81.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drashtri, Drishya, Vinirmana, Iva, Shakta, Tan, Kanaka, Avadata, Kataka, Adish, Rita, Riti, Ritu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.66). 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: “draṣṭurdṛśyavinirmāṇe cittvādastveva śaktatā ”
draṣṭur -
draṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dṛśya -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
vinirmāṇe -
vinirmāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
cittvā -
√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]
dastve -
√das -> dastvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √das]

√das -> dastvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √das]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śakta -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kanakasyāvadātasya kaṭakādikṛtāviva ”
kanakasyā -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
avadātasya -
avadāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

avadāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kaṭakā -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ādik -
ādiś (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ṛtāvi -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]