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 4.18.69

चित्रामृतं नामृतमेव विद्धि चित्रानलं नानलमेव विद्धि ।
चित्राङ्गना नूनमनङ्गनेति वाचा विवेकस्त्वविवेक एव ॥ ६९ ॥

citrāmṛtaṃ nāmṛtameva viddhi citrānalaṃ nānalameva viddhi |
citrāṅganā nūnamanaṅganeti vācā vivekastvaviveka eva || 69 ||

As the ambrosia in the painting is no ambrosial food, nor the fire in a picture is burning flame; so a beauty in a drawing is no beauteous maid, and wisdom in words is want of wisdom only.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.18.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citra, Ritam, Rita, Eva, Alam, Ala, Nana, Citranga, Nunam, Ananga, Neti, Vaca, Viveka, Tva, Aviveka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.69). 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: “citrāmṛtaṃ nāmṛtameva viddhi citrānalaṃ nānalameva viddhi
  • citrām -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • citrān -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāna -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “citrāṅganā nūnamanaṅganeti vācā vivekastvaviveka eva
  • citrāṅga -
  • citrāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citrāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nā* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anaṅga -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • neti -
  • netī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vivekas -
  • viveka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aviveka* -
  • aviveka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.69

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.18.69 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રામૃતં નામૃતમેવ વિદ્ધિ ચિત્રાનલં નાનલમેવ વિદ્ધિ ।
ચિત્રાઙ્ગના નૂનમનઙ્ગનેતિ વાચા વિવેકસ્ત્વવિવેક એવ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.18.69 in Telugu sript:
చిత్రామృతం నామృతమేవ విద్ధి చిత్రానలం నానలమేవ విద్ధి ।
చిత్రాఙ్గనా నూనమనఙ్గనేతి వాచా వివేకస్త్వవివేక ఏవ ॥ ౬౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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