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 5.19.37

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न नाश इव हि भ्रातः परमार्थेन विद्यते ।
महत्यपि चिरातप्ते मराविव पयोलवाः ॥ ३७ ॥

na nāśa iva hi bhrātaḥ paramārthena vidyate |
mahatyapi cirātapte marāviva payolavāḥ || 37 ||

There is no loss of any body or thing in their true sense in the world; but they appear to exist and disappear, like the appearance of water in the dry desert,
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 (5.19.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasha, Iva, Bhratri, Paramartha, Mahat, Mahati, Api, Cirat, Cira, Cirad, Apta, Mara, Maru, Payas, Paya, Lava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.19.37). 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 nāśa iva hi bhrātaḥ paramārthena vidyate ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāśa* -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhrātaḥ -
bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
paramārthena -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “mahatyapi cirātapte marāviva payolavāḥ ”
mahatya -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

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

√mah (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cirāt -
cirāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cirād (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
apte -
apta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
marāvi -
mara (noun, masculine)

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

maru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
payo -
payas (noun, neuter)

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

paya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lavāḥ -
lava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]