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 5.5.19

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विचारेण परिज्ञातवस्तुनोऽस्य जनस्य धीः ।
सर्वानधःकरोत्याधीन्सौम्याम्भ इव वालुकाः ॥ १९ ॥

vicāreṇa parijñātavastuno'sya janasya dhīḥ |
sarvānadhaḥkarotyādhīnsaumyāmbha iva vālukāḥ || 19 ||

Human understanding comes to know the truth by means of its reasoning, when it puts down all its difficulties, as the pure water gets over its sandy bed.
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 (5.5.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicara, Parijnata, Vastu, Idam, Jana, Dhi, Sarva, Adhahkara, Uti, Adhi, Saumi, Saumya, Bha, Iva, Valuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.19). 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: “vicāreṇa parijñātavastuno'sya janasya dhīḥ ”
vicāreṇa -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
parijñāta -
parijñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parijñāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vastuno' -
vastu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
janasya -
jana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhīḥ -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 2: “sarvānadhaḥkarotyādhīnsaumyāmbha iva vālukāḥ ”
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
adhaḥkaro -
adhaḥkara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ūtyā -
ūti (noun, feminine)

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

ūti (noun, masculine)

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

√u -> ūtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √u]

√u -> ūtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √u]

√u -> ūtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √u]
ādhīn -
ādhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
saumyām -
saumī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

saumyā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vālukāḥ -
vāluka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vālukā (noun, feminine)

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