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 5.52.26

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यावदज्ञानघनता तावत्प्रघनचित्तता ।
यावत्प्रावृड्जलदता तावन्नीहारभूरिता ॥ २६ ॥

yāvadajñānaghanatā tāvatpraghanacittatā |
yāvatprāvṛḍjaladatā tāvannīhārabhūritā || 26 ||

But as long as gross ignorance continues to reign over the mind, so long is the heart kept in its state of dulness; as the nether earth is covered with mist and frost, as long as the upper skies are shrouded by the raining clouds.
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 (5.52.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavat, Ajnana, Ghanata, Tavat, Praghana, Citta, Tan, Pravrish, Jalada, Iha, Rabhu, Rit, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.26). 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: “yāvadajñānaghanatā tāvatpraghanacittatā ”
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ajñāna -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghanatā -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
praghana -
praghana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yāvatprāvṛḍjaladatā tāvannīhārabhūritā ”
yāvat -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prāvṛḍ -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāvann -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
īhā -
īhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
rabhūr -
rabhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ritā -
rit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

ritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]