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 5.83.30

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जीवतस्तत्तवात्यन्तमभावं क इवेच्छति ।
किंतु नास्त्यसि सत्येन वदामि तव सुन्दर ॥ ३० ॥

jīvatastattavātyantamabhāvaṃ ka ivecchati |
kiṃtu nāstyasi satyena vadāmi tava sundara || 30 ||

Life is a precious treasure, and its loss is liked by no body; but I tell thee, in truth this life is a dream, and thou art naught in reality. (And this is the Verdict of the Sruti and no dictum of mine). Gloss.
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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 (5.83.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jivat, Tat, Tad, Yushmad, Atyantam, Atyanta, Abhava, Kah, Iva, Icchat, Kim, Nasti, Asi, Satya, Sundara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.83.30). 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: “jīvatastattavātyantamabhāvaṃ ka ivecchati ”
jīvatas -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tavā -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
atyantam -
atyantam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atyanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

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

atyantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhāvam -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ka* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ive -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “kiṃtu nāstyasi satyena vadāmi tava sundara ”
kin -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nāstya -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
satyena -
satya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

satya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vadāmi -
√vad (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
sundara -
sundara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sundara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]