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 5.71.63

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देहनाशे विनष्टोऽस्मीत्येवं यस्याऽमतेर्भ्रमः ।
मातुः स्तनतटात्तस्य मन्ये वेताल उत्थितः ॥ ६३ ॥

dehanāśe vinaṣṭo'smītyevaṃ yasyā'materbhramaḥ |
mātuḥ stanataṭāttasya manye vetāla utthitaḥ || 63 ||

He who falls into the error of thinking himself as lost at the loss of his body, is like a baby, which is snatched away by a fairy from the breast of its mother.
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 (5.71.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dehanasha, Vinashta, Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Amati, Bhrama, Matri, Matu, Stanatata, Tad, Manya, Mani, Vetala, Utthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.63). 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: “dehanāśe vinaṣṭo'smītyevaṃ yasyā'materbhramaḥ ”
dehanāśe -
dehanāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dehanāśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vinaṣṭo' -
vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yasyā' -
amater -
amati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhramaḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mātuḥ stanataṭāttasya manye vetāla utthitaḥ ”
mātuḥ -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
stanataṭāt -
stanataṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

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

manyā (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
vetāla* -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
utthitaḥ -
utthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]