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 4.27.21

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अयं सोऽहं ममेदं तदित्याकल्पितकल्पनः ।
आपदां पात्रतामेति पयसामिव सागरः ॥ २१ ॥

ayaṃ so'haṃ mamedaṃ tadityākalpitakalpanaḥ |
āpadāṃ pātratāmeti payasāmiva sāgaraḥ || 21 ||

The knowledge that, this is I and these are mine (and apart from all others), is the bane of human life; and one with such knowledge of his self and egoism, becomes the receptacle of evils like the sea of briny waters.
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 (4.27.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Mama, Tad, Tat, Iti, Itya, Akalpita, Kalpa, Apad, Apada, Patrata, Payas, Payasa, Iva, Sagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.27.21). 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: “ayaṃ so'haṃ mamedaṃ tadityākalpitakalpanaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mame -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ityā -
itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

iti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
akalpita -
akalpita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akalpita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Line 2: “āpadāṃ pātratāmeti payasāmiva sāgaraḥ ”
āpadām -
āpad (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

āpadā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pātratām -
pātratā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
payasām -
payas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

payasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sāgaraḥ -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]