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 5.52.43

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इदं घ्राणमियं जिह्वा त्वगियं श्रवणे इमे ।
इदं चक्षुरसौ स्पर्शः कोऽसावहमिति स्थितः ॥ ४३ ॥

idaṃ ghrāṇamiyaṃ jihvā tvagiyaṃ śravaṇe ime |
idaṃ cakṣurasau sparśaḥ ko'sāvahamiti sthitaḥ || 43 ||

These are the organs of smelling and this the tongue;this is skin and these my ears; these are the eyes and this the touch—twac; but what is that called the soul and where is it situated?
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 (5.52.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Ghrana, Iyam, Jihva, Tvac, Shravana, Cakshu, Cakshus, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sparsha, Kah, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.43). 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: “idaṃ ghrāṇamiyaṃ jihvā tvagiyaṃ śravaṇe ime ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ghrāṇam -
ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jihvā -
jihvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvag -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śravaṇe -
śravaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

śravaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śravaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “idaṃ cakṣurasau sparśaḥ ko'sāvahamiti sthitaḥ ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cakṣur -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sparśaḥ -
sparśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asāva -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]

√sā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]