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 5.52.53

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स्वार्थमालोकने चक्षुर्यदितून्मुखतां गतम् ।
तदहं नाम कोसौ स्याद्योऽस्मिन्दुःखे न मोहितः ॥ ५३ ॥

svārthamālokane cakṣuryaditūnmukhatāṃ gatam |
tadahaṃ nāma kosau syādyo'sminduḥkhe na mohitaḥ || 53 ||

If we let our eyes to dry into the true nature of things, we are at a loss to find the true meaning of the word I, which is the cause of all our woe on earth.
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 (5.52.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svartha, Alokana, Cakshu, Cakshus, Yadi, Yad, Unmukhata, Gata, Tada, Ham, Naman, Syadya, Idam, Duhkha, Mohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.53). 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: “svārthamālokane cakṣuryaditūnmukhatāṃ gatam ”
svārtham -
svārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svārtha (noun, neuter)

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

svārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ālokane -
ālokana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ālokana (noun, neuter)

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

ālokanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tū -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
unmukhatām -
unmukhatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tadahaṃ nāma kosau syādyo'sminduḥkhe na mohitaḥ ”
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ko -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
usau -
syādyo' -
√syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √syad class 1 verb]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
duḥkhe -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mohitaḥ -
mohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh]