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 5.18.57

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अयं बन्धुः परश्चायमयं चाहमयं भवान् ।
इति मिथ्यादृशो राम विगलन्तु तवाधुना ॥ ५७ ॥

ayaṃ bandhuḥ paraścāyamayaṃ cāhamayaṃ bhavān |
iti mithyādṛśo rāma vigalantu tavādhunā || 57 ||

That this is a friend and this other a foe, and that this is myself and that one is another, are all but false conceptions of your mind, and must be wiped off from it.
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 (5.18.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Bandhu, Parah, Para, Caya, Aha, Asmad, Bhava, Bhavant, Iti, Mithya, Risha, Rama, Vij, Yushmad, Adhuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.18.57). 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: “ayaṃ bandhuḥ paraścāyamayaṃ cāhamayaṃ bhavān ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bandhuḥ -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paraś -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cāyam -
cāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iti mithyādṛśo rāma vigalantu tavādhunā ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mithyād -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛśo* -
ṛśa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
vig -
vij (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
alantu -
√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active third plural]
tavā -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
adhunā -
adhunā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]