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 5.78.3

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यथा व्योम्नीक्षणस्पन्दात्पिच्छमौक्तिकमण्डलम् ।
दृश्यते सदिवासत्यं चित्तस्पन्दात्तथा जगत् ॥ ३ ॥

yathā vyomnīkṣaṇaspandātpicchamauktikamaṇḍalam |
dṛśyate sadivāsatyaṃ cittaspandāttathā jagat || 3 ||

And as you come to see strings of pearls in the sky, by the twinklings of your eyes fixed in it; so these false worlds present themselves to your view, by the pulsation of your mind.
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 (5.78.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vyoman, Ikshana, Spanda, Piccha, Uktika, Anda, Drishyata, Sad, Sadi, Vasa, Sya, Citta, Tatha, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.3). 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: “yathā vyomnīkṣaṇaspandātpicchamauktikamaṇḍalam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vyomnī -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īkṣaṇa -
īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
spandāt -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
piccham -
piccha (noun, neuter)

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

picchā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
uktikam -
uktika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uktika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dṛśyate sadivāsatyaṃ cittaspandāttathā jagat ”
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
sadi -
sadi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, neuter)

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

sad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vāsa -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tyam -
sya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
spandāt -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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