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 3.96.23

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पूर्वदृष्टमदृष्टं वा प्राग्दृष्टमिति निश्चयैः ।
यदैवेहां विधत्तेऽन्तस्तदा स्मृतिरुदाहृता ॥ २३ ॥

pūrvadṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaṃ vā prāgdṛṣṭamiti niścayaiḥ |
yadaivehāṃ vidhatte'ntastadā smṛtirudāhṛtā || 23 ||

The Memory or retention is that power of the mind, which retains an image whether known or unknown before, as if it were a certainty known already;and when it is attended with the effort of recalling it to the mind, it is termed as remembrance or recollection.
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 (3.96.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvadrishta, Adrishta, Prak, Drishta, Iti, Nishcaya, Yada, Yad, Iha, Vidhat, Tad, Yushmad, Anta, Tada, Smriti, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.23). 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: “pūrvadṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaṃ vā prāgdṛṣṭamiti niścayaiḥ ”
pūrvadṛṣṭam -
pūrvadṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvadṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvadṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adṛṣṭam -
adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
prāg -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaiḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “yadaivehāṃ vidhatte'ntastadā smṛtirudāhṛtā ”
yadai -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
īhām -
√īh -> īhām (periphrastic_perfect)

[periphrastic_perfect from √īh]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vidhat -
√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
antas -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
smṛtir -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udāhṛtā -
udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]