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 4.21.37

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मायैषा सा ह्यविद्यैषा भावनैषा भयावहा ।
संविदस्तन्मयत्वं यत्तत्कर्मेति विदुर्बुधाः ॥ ३७ ॥

māyaiṣā sā hyavidyaiṣā bhāvanaiṣā bhayāvahā |
saṃvidastanmayatvaṃ yattatkarmeti vidurbudhāḥ || 37 ||

The wise have styled our consciousness of the world as a magic scene (maya), an appearance of ignorance—avidya, a mere thought (bhavana), and the cause and effect of our acts.
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 (4.21.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Avidya, Bhavana, Bhayavaha, Samvid, Samvida, Tanmayatva, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Karman, Iti, Vidu, Vidus, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.37). 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: “māyaiṣā sā hyavidyaiṣā bhāvanaiṣā bhayāvahā ”
māyai -
māya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

ma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
aiṣā -
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
avidyai -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
bhāvanai -
bhāvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
bhayāvahā -
bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃvidastanmayatvaṃ yattatkarmeti vidurbudhāḥ ”
saṃvidas -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃvida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tanmayatvam -
tanmayatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karme -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vidur -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
budhāḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

budhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]