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 4.47.28

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चित्राकारविकाराश्च चित्ररूपा हि सृष्टयः ।
व्यतिरिक्ता न सर्वेषां समस्ताः सृष्टिदृष्टयः ॥ २८ ॥

citrākāravikārāśca citrarūpā hi sṛṣṭayaḥ |
vyatiriktā na sarveṣāṃ samastāḥ sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ || 28 ||

The world is a perspective, and all things are but paintings in it; they are not without the tableau of the mind, and are represented in it as the figures on a canvas.
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 (4.47.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citra, Karavi, Karu, Ikara, Citrarupa, Srishti, Vyatirikta, Sarva, Samasta, Drishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.28). 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: “citrākāravikārāśca citrarūpā hi sṛṣṭayaḥ ”
citrā -
citrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāravi -
kāravī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kāru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ikārāś -
ikāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citrarūpā* -
citrarūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sṛṣṭayaḥ -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “vyatiriktā na sarveṣāṃ samastāḥ sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ ”
vyatiriktā* -
vyatirikta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vyatiriktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
samastāḥ -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sṛṣṭi -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dṛṣṭayaḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]