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 5.87.9

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प्रतिभातं ततस्तेजो निमेषार्धं विचार्य सः ।
जहौ बभूव च तदा न तमो न प्रकाशकम् ॥ ९ ॥

pratibhātaṃ tatastejo nimeṣārdhaṃ vicārya saḥ |
jahau babhūva ca tadā na tamo na prakāśakam || 9 ||

He then beheld the reflection of a flood of light within himself, which he found to be ceaseless in its brightness; and unlike the light of the luminaries, which is repeatedly succeeded by darkness.
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 (5.87.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratibhata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Teja, Tejas, Nimesha, Ardha, Vicarya, Sah, Jaha, Jahu, Jahi, Tada, Tama, Tamas, Prakashaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.87.9). 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: “pratibhātaṃ tatastejo nimeṣārdhaṃ vicārya saḥ ”
pratibhātam -
pratibhāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tejo* -
tejas (noun, neuter)

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

teja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nimeṣā -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ardham -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

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

ardhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vicārya -
vicārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jahau babhūva ca tadā na tamo na prakāśakam ”
jahau -
jaha (noun, masculine)

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

jahu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tamo* -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prakāśakam -
prakāśaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prakāśaka (noun, neuter)

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