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 4.57.57

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न केचन जगद्भावास्तत्त्वज्ञं रजयन्त्यमी ।
प्राक्तनप्रतिबिम्बश्री रत्नं कुम्भगतं यथा ॥ ५७ ॥

na kecana jagadbhāvāstattvajñaṃ rajayantyamī |
prāktanapratibimbaśrī ratnaṃ kumbhagataṃ yathā || 57 ||

No earthly delight can have its seat in the heart of the wise, as the sun-light is never reflected in a gem hidden under a bushel.
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 (4.57.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cana, Jagat, Bhava, Tattvajna, Raja, Yat, Yanti, Amin, Adah, Praktana, Pratibimba, Shri, Ratna, Kumbha, Gata, 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 4.57.57). 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: “na kecana jagadbhāvāstattvajñaṃ rajayantyamī ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhāvās -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tattvajñam -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tattvajña (noun, neuter)

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

tattvajñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
raja -
raja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yantya -
yanti (noun, feminine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
amī -
amin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
Line 2: “prāktanapratibimbaśrī ratnaṃ kumbhagataṃ yathā ”
prāktana -
prāktana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāktana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratibimba -
pratibimba (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ratnam -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

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

ratnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kumbha -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]