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 3.96.29

< Previous

Next >

सदसत्तां नयत्याशु सत्तां वा सत्त्वमञ्जसा ।
सत्तासत्ताविकल्पोऽयं तेन मायेति कथ्यते ॥ २९ ॥

sadasattāṃ nayatyāśu sattāṃ vā sattvamañjasā |
sattāsattāvikalpo'yaṃ tena māyeti kathyate || 29 ||

The mind is called maya or magic, because it converts the real into unreal, and the unreal into real. Thus showing the realities as unrealities, and the vice-versa by turns. It is termed error or mistake of our judgement, giving ascent to what is untrue and the contrary. The causes of error are said to be ignorance (avidya) and passions.
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 (3.96.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadasat, Nayat, Ashu, Satta, Sattva, Anjasa, Anjas, Sattri, Avikalpa, Aya, Idam, Tad, Tena, Maya, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.29). 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: “sadasattāṃ nayatyāśu sattāṃ vā sattvamañjasā ”
sadasat -
sadasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sadasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nayatyā -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

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

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sattām -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sattvam -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
añjasā -
añjasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

añjas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

añjasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sattāsattāvikalpo'yaṃ tena māyeti kathyate ”
sattā -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
sattā -
satta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
avikalpo' -
avikalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
māye -
māya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

māya (noun, neuter)

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

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

ma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]