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 4.33.24

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अहमर्थोऽपरिज्ञातः परमार्थाम्बरे मलम् ।
परिज्ञातोऽहमर्थस्तु परमात्माम्बरं भवेत् ॥ २४ ॥

ahamartho'parijñātaḥ paramārthāmbare malam |
parijñāto'hamarthastu paramātmāmbaraṃ bhavet || 24 ||

One unacquainted with the true sense of Ego, is blind amidst the luminous sphere of the intellect, but he who knows its true meaning, finds himself amidst the sphere of spiritual light.
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 (4.33.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Artha, Apari, Jnatri, Jnata, Paramartha, Ambara, Mala, Parijnatri, Parijnata, Paramatma, Bara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.24). 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: “ahamartho'parijñātaḥ paramārthāmbare malam ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
artho' -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apari -
aparī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jñātaḥ -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jñāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
paramārthā -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambare -
ambara (noun, neuter)

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

ambara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
malam -
mala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mala (noun, neuter)

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

malā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “parijñāto'hamarthastu paramātmāmbaraṃ bhavet ”
parijñāto' -
parijñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parijñāta (noun, masculine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
arthas -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paramātmām -
paramātmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
baram -
bara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

barā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]