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 3.96.16

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
परायाः संविदो ब्रह्मन्नेताः पर्यायवृत्तयः ।
कल्प्यमानविचित्रार्थाः कथं रूढिमुपागताः ॥ १६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
parāyāḥ saṃvido brahmannetāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ |
kalpyamānavicitrārthāḥ kathaṃ rūḍhimupāgatāḥ || 16 ||

Rama asked said:—How is it Sir, that so many words with their different significations, were invented to express the transcendent cause of our consciousness (the mind), and heap them on the same thing for our confusion only?
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.96.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Para, Aya, Paryayavritti, Kalpyamana, Vicitra, Artha, Katham, Katha, Rudhi, Upagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.16). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “parāyāḥ saṃvido brahmannetāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ ”
parā -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ayāḥ -
aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
saṃvido* -
Cannot analyse brahmannetāḥ*pa
paryāyavṛttayaḥ -
paryāyavṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “kalpyamānavicitrārthāḥ kathaṃ rūḍhimupāgatāḥ ”
kalpyamāna -
√kḷp -> kalpyamāna (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpyamāna (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kḷp]

kalpyamāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpyamāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kḷp -> kalpyamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpyamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kḷp]
vicitrā -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthāḥ -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]
upāgatāḥ -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upāgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]