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 4.18.28

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मृगतृष्णाजलभ्रान्तौ सत्यां कैव विदग्धता ।
विदग्धतायां सत्यां तु कैवासौ मृगतृष्णिका ॥ २८ ॥

mṛgatṛṣṇājalabhrāntau satyāṃ kaiva vidagdhatā |
vidagdhatāyāṃ satyāṃ tu kaivāsau mṛgatṛṣṇikā || 28 ||

As the looker on the clear sky does not see every part of it, and as the eye that looks on all others does not see itself; so we see everything about us besides ourselves.
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 (4.18.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrigatrishna, Jala, Bhranta, Bhranti, Sati, Satya, Vidagdhata, Asi, Asu, Adah, Mrigatrishnika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.28). 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: “mṛgatṛṣṇājalabhrāntau satyāṃ kaiva vidagdhatā ”
mṛgatṛṣṇā -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhrāntau -
bhrānta (noun, masculine)

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

bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
satyām -
satī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

satyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vidagdhatāyāṃ satyāṃ tu kaivāsau mṛgatṛṣṇikā ”
vidagdhatāyām -
vidagdhatā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
satyām -
satī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

satyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mṛgatṛṣṇikā -
mṛgatṛṣṇikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]