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 5.80.22

वयमज्ञातवन्तस्त्वां मौर्ख्येणाशु मृतं भवत् ।
मृतमस्माकमद्यासि दीपानां तिमिरं यथा ॥ २२ ॥

vayamajñātavantastvāṃ maurkhyeṇāśu mṛtaṃ bhavat |
mṛtamasmākamadyāsi dīpānāṃ timiraṃ yathā || 22 ||

It was so long through our ignorance, that we had been ignorant of thee; it is now by the light of reason, that we find thee as dead as darkness, under the light of a lamp. There is always an impervious darkness under the lighted lamp.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.80.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaya, Asmad, Ajnata, Vantri, Tva, Yushmad, Maurkhya, Ashu, Mrita, Bhavat, Bhavant, Asmaka, Adya, Asi, Dipa, Timira, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.22). 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: “vayamajñātavantastvāṃ maurkhyeṇāśu mṛtaṃ bhavat
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ajñāta -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • vantas -
  • vantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • maurkhyeṇā -
  • maurkhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mṛtam -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtamasmākamadyāsi dīpānāṃ timiraṃ yathā
  • mṛtam -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • adyā -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • dīpānām -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • timiram -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    timirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.22

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 5.80.22 in Gujarati sript:
વયમજ્ઞાતવન્તસ્ત્વાં મૌર્ખ્યેણાશુ મૃતં ભવત્ ।
મૃતમસ્માકમદ્યાસિ દીપાનાં તિમિરં યથા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 5.80.22 in Telugu sript:
వయమజ్ఞాతవన్తస్త్వాం మౌర్ఖ్యేణాశు మృతం భవత్ ।
మృతమస్మాకమద్యాసి దీపానాం తిమిరం యథా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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