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 5.56.57

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संवित्पुरुषशब्दार्थैः स कलङ्कैः कलंक्यते ।
अहंत्वंवासनारूपैः शुक्तिकारजतोपमैः ॥ ५७ ॥

saṃvitpuruṣaśabdārthaiḥ sa kalaṅkaiḥ kalaṃkyate |
ahaṃtvaṃvāsanārūpaiḥ śuktikārajatopamaiḥ || 57 ||

It is the wrong application of the words consciousness said:—samvit, and soul (purusha), to I and thou (or the subjective and objective), which has led the ignorant to the blunder (of duality), as the silvery shell of cockles, misleads men to the error of silver.
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 (5.56.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvid, Samvidh, Purusha, Shabdartha, Kalanka, Ahantva, Vasana, Arupa, Shuktika, Upama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.56.57). 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: “saṃvitpuruṣaśabdārthaiḥ sa kalaṅkaiḥ kalaṃkyate ”
saṃvit -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

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

saṃvidh (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śabdārthaiḥ -
śabdārtha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalaṅkaiḥ -
kalaṅka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Cannot analyse kalaṅkyate
Line 2: “ahaṃtvaṃvāsanārūpaiḥ śuktikārajatopamaiḥ ”
ahantvaṃ -
ahantva (noun, neuter)

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

ahantva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahantvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arūpaiḥ -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śuktikā -
śuktika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śuktikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arajato -
√raj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
upamaiḥ -
upama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

upama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]