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 5.50.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमेषातिवितता दुर्ज्ञाना रघुनन्दन ।
महामोहमयी माया विषमा पारमात्मिकी ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
evameṣātivitatā durjñānā raghunandana |
mahāmohamayī māyā viṣamā pāramātmikī || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Know Rama, this delusion to be as extensive in its form, as it is inexplicable in its nature;it is fraught with ignorance; it is a spiritual illusion and no sensible deception.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.50.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Evam, Eva, Esha, Ativitata, Durjnana, Raghunandana, Mahamoha, Ayin, Maya, Vishama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “evameṣātivitatā durjñānā raghunandana ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eṣā -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ativitatā* -
ativitata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
durjñānā* -
durjñāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

durjñānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “mahāmohamayī māyā viṣamā pāramātmikī ”
mahāmoham -
mahāmoha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahāmohā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ayī -
ayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māyā* -
mā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

māya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

māyā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
viṣamā -
viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse pāramātmikī