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 3.114.42

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भ्रमस्य जागतस्यास्य जातस्याकाशवर्णवत् ।
अपुनःस्मरणं मन्ये साधो विस्मरणं वरम् ॥ ४२ ॥

bhramasya jāgatasyāsya jātasyākāśavarṇavat |
apunaḥsmaraṇaṃ manye sādho vismaraṇaṃ varam || 42 ||

It is better, O good Rama! to distrust the delusions of this world, and disbelieve the blueness of the sky, than to labour under the error of their reality.
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 (3.114.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhrama, Jagata, Idam, Jata, Akasha, Varnavat, Smarana, Manya, Mani, Sadha, Vismarana, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.42). 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: “bhramasya jāgatasyāsya jātasyākāśavarṇavat ”
bhramasya -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
jāgatasyā -
jāgata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāgata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jātasyā -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇavat -
varṇavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

varṇavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “apunaḥsmaraṇaṃ manye sādho vismaraṇaṃ varam ”
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
unaḥ -
ū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
smaraṇam -
smaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

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

manyā (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
sādho* -
sādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vismaraṇam -
vismaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]