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 5.2.20

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भोगाभ्रमालावलयां धीबलाकामिमां कथम् ।
पृथक्करोमि पयसो धारां हंस इवाम्भसः ॥ २० ॥

bhogābhramālāvalayāṃ dhībalākāmimāṃ katham |
pṛthakkaromi payaso dhārāṃ haṃsa ivāmbhasaḥ || 20 ||

The slender light of reason is over-shadowed, like a single crane in the air, by the dark cloud of passions and appetites; how am I then to distinguish the right from wrong, as the goose separates the milk from the water?
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 (5.2.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhoga, Abhramala, Valaya, Dhi, Balaka, Iyam, Idam, Katham, Katha, Prithak, Payas, Payasa, Dhara, Hamsa, Iva, Ambhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.2.20). 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: “bhogābhramālāvalayāṃ dhībalākāmimāṃ katham ”
bhogā -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhramālā -
abhramālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
valayām -
√val -> valayām (periphrastic_perfect)

[periphrastic_perfect from √val]

valayā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhī -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

dhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
balākām -
balākā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “pṛthakkaromi payaso dhārāṃ haṃsa ivāmbhasaḥ ”
pṛthak -
pṛthak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karomi -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active first single]
payaso* -
payas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

payasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhārām -
dhārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
haṃsa* -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhasaḥ -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]