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 5.26.8

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भोगान्प्रति विरक्तोऽस्मि महासंमोहदायिनः ।
तत्तत्त्वं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि महासंमोहहारि यत् ॥ ८ ॥

bhogānprati virakto'smi mahāsaṃmohadāyinaḥ |
tattattvaṃ jñātumicchāmi mahāsaṃmohahāri yat || 8 ||

I have come to feel an aversion, Sir, to all kinds of worldly enjoyments, which are productive of the delusion of our souls; and want to know the truth relating to it, in order to dispel my ignorance of myself.
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 (5.26.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhoga, Prati, Virakta, Mah, Maha, Asammoha, Dayin, Dayi, Tat, Tad, Tattva, Hari, Harin, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.26.8). 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: “bhogānprati virakto'smi mahāsaṃmohadāyinaḥ ”
bhogān -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
virakto' -
virakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dāyinaḥ -
dāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dāyī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tattattvaṃ jñātumicchāmi mahāsaṃmohahāri yat ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jñātum -
√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √jñā]

√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √jñā]
icchāmi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
hāri -
hāri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

hāri (noun, neuter)

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

hāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

hārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

hārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

hārin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]