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 5.64.3

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परया प्रज्ञया धीरविचारगततीक्ष्णया ।
गलत्यलमहंकारकालमेघे हृदम्बरे ॥ ३ ॥

parayā prajñayā dhīravicāragatatīkṣṇayā |
galatyalamahaṃkārakālameghe hṛdambare || 3 ||

It is by reasoning with the learned, that the wits are sharpened with intelligence; and the egotism of men melts down in their minds, like the raining of a thick black cloud in the sky.
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 (5.64.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Para, Prajna, Dhira, Vicara, Gata, Tikshna, Alam, Ala, Ahankara, Kalamegha, Hrit, Ambara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.64.3). 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: “parayā prajñayā dhīravicāragatatīkṣṇayā ”
parayā -
parā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
prajñayā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
dhīra -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīkṣṇayā -
tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “galatyalamahaṃkārakālameghe hṛdambare ”
galatya -
√gal (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ahaṅkāra -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kālameghe -
kālamegha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hṛd -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]

hṛt (noun, masculine)

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

hṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ambare -
ambara (noun, neuter)

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

ambara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

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