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 5.81.3

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अविद्यत्वादचित्तत्वान्मायात्वाच्चासदेव हि ।
ध्रुवं नास्त्येव वा चित्तं भ्रमादन्यत्खवृक्षवत् ॥ ३ ॥

avidyatvādacittatvānmāyātvāccāsadeva hi |
dhruvaṃ nāstyeva vā cittaṃ bhramādanyatkhavṛkṣavat || 3 ||

It is ignorance, error and illusion, which exhibit the vacant and visionary mind to view, as it is our false imagination, which forms an arbour of trees in the vacant air.
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 (5.81.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Tva, Acitta, Maya, Vat, Casa, Deva, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Nasti, Eva, Citta, Bhrama, Adat, Yat, Yad, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.81.3). 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: “avidyatvādacittatvānmāyātvāccāsadeva hi ”
avidya -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvād -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
acitta -
acitta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural]
tvān -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
māyāt -
māya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

māya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
vāc -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
cāsa -
cāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “dhruvaṃ nāstyeva vā cittaṃ bhramādanyatkhavṛkṣavat ”
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāstye -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
bhramā -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhram (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adan -
adat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kha -
kha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛkṣavat -
vṛkṣavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]