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 6.6.51

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संसारारण्य आस्तीर्णा दूरादामिषपिण्डवत् ।
भूतशैलमयी दृष्टिर्मृन्मांसलवमात्रिका ॥ ५१ ॥

saṃsārāraṇya āstīrṇā dūrādāmiṣapiṇḍavat |
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭirmṛnmāṃsalavamātrikā || 51 ||

The sights of these mountainous bodies, and of these material forms made of earthly flesh, are mistaken by the ignorant for realities; as they mistake the figures in painting for real persons.
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 (6.6.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Aranya, Arani, Bhuta, Shailamayi, Drishti, Mrid, Mridh, Mamsala, Vama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.6.51). 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: “saṃsārāraṇya āstīrṇā dūrādāmiṣapiṇḍavat ”
saṃsārā -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āraṇya* -
āraṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āraṇī (noun, masculine)

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

āraṇī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
āstīrṇā* -
Cannot analyse dūrādāmiṣapiṇḍavat
Line 2: “bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭirmṛnmāṃsalavamātrikā ”
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
śailamayī -
śailamayī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mṛn -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

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

mṛdh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
māṃsala -
māṃsala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃsala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vamāt -
vama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]