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 4.48.3

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तुच्छां तां जागतीं मायां दृष्ट्वा जीवो विचारवान् ।
अहंकारमयीं मायां त्यजत्यहिरिव त्वचम् ॥ ३ ॥

tucchāṃ tāṃ jāgatīṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvo vicāravān |
ahaṃkāramayīṃ māyāṃ tyajatyahiriva tvacam || 3 ||

Any rational being, who scans well the errors of the world, forsakes his delusion of egoism, as a snake casts off his slough.
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 (4.48.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tuccha, Agati, Maya, Jiva, Vicaravat, Ahankara, Ayi, Ayin, Tyajat, Ahi, Iva, Tvac, Tvaca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.48.3). 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: “tucchāṃ tāṃ jāgatīṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvo vicāravān ”
tucchām -
tucchā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jā -
ja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agatī -
agati (noun, feminine)

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

agati (noun, masculine)

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

agati (noun, neuter)

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

√ag (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
māyām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active first single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicāravān -
vicāravat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ahaṃkāramayīṃ māyāṃ tyajatyahiriva tvacam ”
ahaṅkāram -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ayī -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

ayin (noun, neuter)

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

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
māyām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active first single]
tyajatya -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ahir -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tvacam -
tvaca (noun, neuter)

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

tvacā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tvac (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]