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 4.10.40

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क्व सा ज्ञानमयी दृष्टिः क्व महत्त्वं क्व धीरता ।
मार्गे सर्वप्रसिद्धेऽपि किमन्ध इव मुह्यसि ॥ ४० ॥

kva sā jñānamayī dṛṣṭiḥ kva mahattvaṃ kva dhīratā |
mārge sarvaprasiddhe'pi kimandha iva muhyasi || 40 ||

Where is that enlightened sight, that gravity and that patience of yours, that you grovel in this manner in the dark like the blind, and slide from the broad and beaten path laid open for every body?
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 (4.10.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Jnanamayi, Drishti, Mahattva, Dhirata, Marga, Saru, Sarva, Aprasiddha, Api, Kim, Andha, Andhas, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.40). 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: “kva sā jñānamayī dṛṣṭiḥ kva mahattvaṃ kva dhīratā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
jñānamayī -
jñānamayī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
dṛṣṭiḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahattvam -
mahattva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
dhīratā -
dhīratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mārge sarvaprasiddhe'pi kimandha iva muhyasi ”
mārge -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

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

mārgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sarva -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
aprasiddhe' -
aprasiddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

aprasiddha (noun, neuter)

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

aprasiddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
andha* -
andhas (noun, neuter)

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

andha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
muhyasi -
√muh (verb class 4)

[present active second single]