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 4.40.33

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असत्यैव विकल्पोक्तिः सत्यभावो विकल्पते ।
तमोपहतदृष्टित्वाद्द्विचन्द्रज्ञानदोषवत् ॥ ३३ ॥

asatyaiva vikalpoktiḥ satyabhāvo vikalpate |
tamopahatadṛṣṭitvāddvicandrajñānadoṣavat || 33 ||

It is untruth that wavers and equivocates in double entendres. It prevaricates the truth, as the defective eye views the double moon in the sky.
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 (4.40.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Asati, Asatya, Vikalpa, Ukti, Satyabhava, Tad, Yushmad, Tamopaha, Tat, Tva, Dvicandrajnana, Doshavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.40.33). 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: “asatyaiva vikalpoktiḥ satyabhāvo vikalpate ”
asatyai -
asatī (noun, feminine)

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

asatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vikalpo -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikalpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uktiḥ -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
satyabhāvo* -
satyabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vikalpa -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tamopahatadṛṣṭitvāddvicandrajñānadoṣavat ”
tamopaha -
tamopaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tamopaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛṣṭi -
ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tvād -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
dvicandrajñāna -
dvicandrajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvicandrajñāna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

doṣavat (noun, neuter)

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