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 3.122.23

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वाञ्छैवोदेति ते कस्माद्भ्रान्तिरन्तर्निरर्थिका ।
अद्वितीयो द्वितीयं किं यद्वस्त्वात्माभिवाञ्छतु ॥ २३ ॥

vāñchaivodeti te kasmādbhrāntirantarnirarthikā |
advitīyo dvitīyaṃ kiṃ yadvastvātmābhivāñchatu || 23 ||

There is a certain illusion, which raises the false appetites within us; otherwise the unity of the soul requires the help of no duality or secondary substance, in order to be united with the sole unity.
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 (3.122.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vancha, Uda, Iti, Tad, Yushmad, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Bhranti, Antar, Nirarthika, Advitiya, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Yadu, Astu, Atma, Abhivat, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.122.23). 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: “vāñchaivodeti te kasmādbhrāntirantarnirarthikā ”
vāñchai -
vāñchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vāñch (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aivo -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

udan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√ud (verb class 6)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
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]
kasmād -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
bhrāntir -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nirarthikā -
nirarthikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “advitīyo dvitīyaṃ kiṃ yadvastvātmābhivāñchatu ”
advitīyo* -
advitīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvitīyam -
dvitīyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

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

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yadva -
yadu (noun, masculine)

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

yadvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
astvā -
√as -> astvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

astu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
atmā -
atma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhivāñch -
abhivat (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]