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 4.45.33

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इदं चित्तेच्छयोदेति लीयते तदनिच्छया ।
मिथ्यैवं दृश्यते स्फीतं गन्धर्वनगरं यथा ॥ ३३ ॥

idaṃ cittecchayodeti līyate tadanicchayā |
mithyaivaṃ dṛśyate sphītaṃ gandharvanagaraṃ yathā || 33 ||

It is the heart's desire that produces these things, as it is want of desire that destroys them all. The unrealities appear as true as the fairylands appearing to view.
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 (4.45.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Citta, Citti, Icchaya, Iccha, Uda, Iti, Tada, Nid, Shaya, Mithya, Evam, Eva, Drishyata, Sphita, Gandharvanagara, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.45.33). 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: “idaṃ cittecchayodeti līyate tadanicchayā ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
citte -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

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

citti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
icchayo -
icchayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

icchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

udan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
līyate -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nicch -
nid (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
śayā -
śayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mithyaivaṃ dṛśyate sphītaṃ gandharvanagaraṃ yathā ”
mithyai -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mith (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
sphītam -
sphīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphīta (noun, neuter)

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

sphītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]

√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
gandharvanagaram -
gandharvanagara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]