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 4.57.29

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दृष्टं द्रष्टव्यमखिलं भ्रान्त्वा भ्रान्त्वा दिशो दश ।
जनाः कतिपया एव यथावस्त्ववलोकिनः ॥ २९ ॥

dṛṣṭaṃ draṣṭavyamakhilaṃ bhrāntvā bhrāntvā diśo daśa |
janāḥ katipayā eva yathāvastvavalokinaḥ || 29 ||

There are men who have examined every thing and roved in all parts of the world;yet there are few among them that have known the truth.
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 (4.57.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishta, Drashtavya, Akhila, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dasha, Dashan, Jana, Katipaya, Eva, Yathavastu, Avalokin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.57.29). 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: “dṛṣṭaṃ draṣṭavyamakhilaṃ bhrāntvā bhrāntvā diśo daśa ”
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
draṣṭavyam -
draṣṭavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

draṣṭavya (noun, neuter)

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

draṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
akhilam -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhila (noun, neuter)

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

akhilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhrāntvā -
√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhram]

√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhram]
bhrāntvā -
√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhram]

√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhram]
diśo* -
diśas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

diśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “janāḥ katipayā eva yathāvastvavalokinaḥ ”
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
katipayā* -
katipaya (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathāvastva -
yathāvastu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avalokinaḥ -
avalokin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

avalokin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]