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 5.71.45

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यथा भूतात्मतत्त्वैकपरिज्ञानेन राघव ।
असत्तामेत्यलं चेतो दीपेनेव तमः क्षणात् ॥ ४५ ॥

yathā bhūtātmatattvaikaparijñānena rāghava |
asattāmetyalaṃ ceto dīpeneva tamaḥ kṣaṇāt || 45 ||

It is by means of the true knowledge of the soul, Rama! that the mind becomes a nihility, as the darkness becomes a zero before the light of the lamp.
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 (5.71.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Bhutatman, Tattva, Ekapari, Jnana, Raghava, Asatta, Etya, Eti, Alam, Ala, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Dipa, Iva, Tama, Tamas, Kshanat, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.45). 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: “yathā bhūtātmatattvaikaparijñānena rāghava ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūtātma -
bhūtātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhūtātman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tattvai -
tattva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
jñānena -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “asattāmetyalaṃ ceto dīpeneva tamaḥ kṣaṇāt ”
asattām -
asattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
etya -
etya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eti (noun, feminine)

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

√i (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ceto* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dīpene -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]