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 3.92.34

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प्रतिभानुपदं चेतश्चन्द्रेऽप्यग्निशिखाशतम् ।
दृष्ट्वा दाहमवाप्नोति दग्धं च परितप्यते ॥ ३४ ॥

pratibhānupadaṃ cetaścandre'pyagniśikhāśatam |
dṛṣṭvā dāhamavāpnoti dagdhaṃ ca paritapyate || 34 ||

A wrong reflector reflects a thing in a wrong light, as a distracted lover sees a flame in the moonbeams, which makes him burn and consume in his state of distraction.
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 (3.92.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratibhanu, Pada, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Candra, Candri, Api, Apya, Agnishikha, Ashata, Daha, Ava, Dagdha, Pari, Tapyati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.92.34). 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: “pratibhānupadaṃ cetaścandre'pyagniśikhāśatam ”
pratibhānu -
pratibhānu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratibhānu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratibhānu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cetaś -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
candre' -
candra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

candra (noun, neuter)

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

candrā (noun, feminine)

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

candri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

candri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
agniśikhā -
agniśikha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agniśikha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

agniśikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśatam -
aśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā dāhamavāpnoti dagdhaṃ ca paritapyate ”
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
dāham -
dāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

u (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
dagdham -
dagdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dagdha (noun, neuter)

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

dagdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tapyate -
tapyati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√tap (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√tap (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]