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 4.41.16

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विवेकमाच्छादयति जगन्ति जनयत्यलम् ।
नच विज्ञायते कैषा पश्याश्चर्यमिदं जगत् ॥ १६ ॥

vivekamācchādayati jaganti janayatyalam |
naca vijñāyate kaiṣā paśyāścaryamidaṃ jagat || 16 ||

Ignorance obscures our perspicacity, and presents the false and gross world before us. We all view this wonderful universe, but know not what and how it is.
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 (4.41.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viveka, Acchada, Yat, Yati, Jagat, Janayati, Janayat, Alam, Ala, Vijna, Vijnaya, Tad, Yushmad, Pashya, Carya, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.16). 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: “vivekamācchādayati jaganti janayatyalam ”
vivekam -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ācchāda -
ācchāda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
jaganti -
jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√gam (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
janayatya -
janayati (noun, feminine)

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

√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]

√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [locative single from √jan]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√jan (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “naca vijñāyate kaiṣā paśyāścaryamidaṃ jagat ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vijñāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vijña (noun, neuter)

[dative 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]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
paśyāś -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paś class 10 verb]
caryam -
carya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carya (noun, neuter)

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

caryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

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

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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