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 4.45.47

असत्यभूतं तोयान्तश्चन्द्रव्योमतलादिकम् ।
बाला एवाभिवाञ्छन्ति मनोमोहाय नोत्तमाः ॥ ४७ ॥

asatyabhūtaṃ toyāntaścandravyomatalādikam |
bālā evābhivāñchanti manomohāya nottamāḥ || 47 ||

There are the unreal sky and moon and stars, seen underneath the water; it is only the deluded boys that like to look at them, but never the wise.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.45.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Asati, Asatya, Abhuta, Toya, Tas, Candra, Vyoman, Vyoma, Tala, Adika, Bala, Eva, Abhivat, Shanti, Mana, Manas, Manu, Moha, Nri, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.45.47). 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: “asatyabhūtaṃ toyāntaścandravyomatalādikam
  • asatya -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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]
  • abhūtam -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • toyān -
  • toyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • taś -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talā -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bālā evābhivāñchanti manomohāya nottamāḥ
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhivāñch -
  • abhivat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mohāya -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uttamāḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.45.47

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.45.47 in Gujarati sript:
અસત્યભૂતં તોયાન્તશ્ચન્દ્રવ્યોમતલાદિકમ્ ।
બાલા એવાભિવાઞ્છન્તિ મનોમોહાય નોત્તમાઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.45.47 in Telugu sript:
అసత్యభూతం తోయాన్తశ్చన్ద్రవ్యోమతలాదికమ్ ।
బాలా ఏవాభివాఞ్ఛన్తి మనోమోహాయ నోత్తమాః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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