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 3.113.42

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पांसुमुष्टिरिवाकीर्य प्रेक्षिता पारमाणवी ।
आकाशनीलिमेवैषा निर्निमित्तैव दृश्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

pāṃsumuṣṭirivākīrya prekṣitā pāramāṇavī |
ākāśanīlimevaiṣā nirnimittaiva dṛśyate || 42 ||

This earth is a handful of ashes, which being flung aloft flies in particles of dust; and the upper sky which appears to be blue, has no blueness in it.
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 (3.113.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mushti, Vac, Irya, Prekshitri, Prekshita, Parama, Akashani, Ili, Eva, Nirnimitta, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.113.42). 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: “pāṃsumuṣṭirivākīrya prekṣitā pāramāṇavī ”
pāṃsu -
pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
muṣṭi -
muṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

muṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

muṣṭi (noun, neuter)

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

muṣṭī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

muṣṭī (noun, feminine)

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

muṣṭī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
vāk -
vāc (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

īrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √īr]

√īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √īr]

√īr -> īrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √īr]

√īr -> īrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √īr]

√īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √īr class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īr]

√īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √īr class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īr]
prekṣitā -
prekṣitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prekṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pāramā -
pārama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vī -
vī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ākāśanīlimevaiṣā nirnimittaiva dṛśyate ”
ākāśanī -
ākāśanī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākāśanī (noun, feminine)

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

ākāśanī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īlim -
īli (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
evai -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
nirnimittai -
nirnimitta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirnimitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirnimittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]