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 5.49.24

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श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
ब्रह्मन् जगदिदं मायामहाशम्बरडम्बरम् ।
सर्वा आश्चर्यकलनाः संभवन्तीह विस्मृतेः ॥ २४ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca |
brahman jagadidaṃ māyāmahāśambaraḍambaram |
sarvā āścaryakalanāḥ saṃbhavantīha vismṛteḥ || 24 ||

The lord said:—This world, O Brahman! is a delusion, like the enchantment of the conjurer Sambara; all things here, are the wondrous productions of imagination, and proceed from forgetfulness of the self.
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 (5.49.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Bhagavat, Jagat, Idam, Han, Shambara, Dambara, Saru, Sarva, Ashcarya, Kalana, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Vismriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.49.24). 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: “śrībhagavānuvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “brahman jagadidaṃ māyāmahāśambaraḍambaram ”
brahman -
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
māyāma -
√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active first plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active first plural]
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
ḍambaram -
ḍambara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 3: “sarvā āścaryakalanāḥ saṃbhavantīha vismṛteḥ ”
sarvā* -
saru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
āścarya -
āścarya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āścarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalanāḥ -
kalana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhavantī -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

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

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vismṛteḥ -
vismṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]