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 4.22.21

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विवेक उदिते शीते मिथ्या भ्रममरूदिता ।
क्षीयते वासना साग्रे मृगतृष्णा मराविव ॥ २१ ॥

viveka udite śīte mithyā bhramamarūditā |
kṣīyate vāsanā sāgre mṛgatṛṣṇā marāviva || 21 ||

As the understanding rises with its cooling moon-beams within us, it dispels the mist of erroneous desires rising before us like the mirage of the dreary desert.
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 (4.22.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viveka, Udita, Uditi, Shita, Shiti, Mithya, Bhrama, Aru, Vasana, Sagra, Mrigatrishna, Mara, Maru, 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 4.22.21). 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: “viveka udite śīte mithyā bhramamarūditā ”
viveka*u -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ud -
udite -
udita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

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

uditā (noun, feminine)

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

uditi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
śīte -
śīta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śīta (noun, neuter)

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

śītā (noun, feminine)

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

√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [locative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb]

śīti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

śīti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
mithyā* -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhramam -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
arū -
aru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uditā -
uditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
Line 2: “kṣīyate vāsanā sāgre mṛgatṛṣṇā marāviva ”
kṣīyate -
√kṣai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sāgre -
sāgra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sāgra (noun, neuter)

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

sāgrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mṛgatṛṣṇā* -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
marāvi -
mara (noun, masculine)

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

maru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]