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 5.67.24

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असत्प्रायो हि संबन्धो यथा सलिलकाष्ठयोः ।
तथैव मिथ्यासंबन्धः शरीरपरमात्मनोः ॥ २४ ॥

asatprāyo hi saṃbandho yathā salilakāṣṭhayoḥ |
tathaiva mithyāsaṃbandhaḥ śarīraparamātmanoḥ || 24 ||

As the relation between the wood and water is altogether unreal; so the correlation between the soul and body, is wholly false and unsubstantial.
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 (5.67.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Praya, Prayas, Sambandha, Yatha, Salila, Kashtha, Tatha, Mithya, Asambandha, Sharira, Paramatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.67.24). 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: “asatprāyo hi saṃbandho yathā salilakāṣṭhayoḥ ”
asat -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
prāyo* -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

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

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sambandho* -
sambandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
salila -
salila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāṣṭhayoḥ -
kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “tathaiva mithyāsaṃbandhaḥ śarīraparamātmanoḥ ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mithyā -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asambandhaḥ -
asambandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramātmanoḥ -
paramātman (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]