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 5.34.14

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दृश्यदर्शनयोर्लीनं क्षयिक्षणविनाशिनोः ।
केवले द्रष्टरि क्षीणं रूपं नाहमचेतनम् ॥ १४ ॥

dṛśyadarśanayorlīnaṃ kṣayikṣaṇavināśinoḥ |
kevale draṣṭari kṣīṇaṃ rūpaṃ nāhamacetanam || 14 ||

I am not my sight, that is employed in seeing the visibles only; it is weak and decaying and never lasting in its power, nor capable of viewing the invisible Spirit.
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 (5.34.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Adarshana, Lina, Kshayin, Kshana, Vinashin, Vinashi, Kevala, Drashtri, Kshina, Rupa, Naha, Acetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.14). 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: “dṛśyadarśanayorlīnaṃ kṣayikṣaṇavināśinoḥ ”
dṛśya -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

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

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
adarśanayor -
adarśana (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

adarśana (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

adarśanā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
līnam -
līna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

līna (noun, neuter)

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

līnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]

√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]
kṣayi -
kṣayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṣayin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vināśinoḥ -
vināśin (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

vināśin (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

vināśī (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “kevale draṣṭari kṣīṇaṃ rūpaṃ nāhamacetanam ”
kevale -
kevala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
draṣṭari -
draṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṣīṇam -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
acetanam -
acetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acetana (noun, neuter)

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

acetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]