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 4.22.22

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कोऽहं कथमिदं चेति यावन्न प्रविचारितम् ।
संसाराडम्बरं तावदन्धकारोपमं स्थितम् ॥ २२ ॥

ko'haṃ kathamidaṃ ceti yāvanna pravicāritam |
saṃsārāḍambaraṃ tāvadandhakāropamaṃ sthitam || 22 ||

So long does the pageant of the world, present its dusky appearance to our view, as we do not deign to consider the questions "what am I, and what are all these about me"
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 (4.22.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Aha, Asmad, Katham, Katha, Idam, Ceti, Yavan, Yavat, Pravicarita, Samsara, Adambara, Tavat, Andhakara, Upama, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.22.22). 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: “ko'haṃ kathamidaṃ ceti yāvanna pravicāritam ”
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ceti -
ceti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ceti (noun, neuter)

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

cetī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

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

cetī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yāvann -
yāvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravicāritam -
pravicārita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pravicārita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pravicāritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “saṃsārāḍambaraṃ tāvadandhakāropamaṃ sthitam ”
saṃsārā -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḍambaram -
aḍambara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aḍambara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
andhakāro -
andhakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
upamam -
upama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

upamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]