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 6.9.16

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उदेत्यविद्या विद्यायाः सलिलादिव बुद्बुदः ।
विद्यायां लीयतेऽविद्या पयसीव हि बुद्बुदः ॥ १६ ॥

udetyavidyā vidyāyāḥ salilādiva budbudaḥ |
vidyāyāṃ līyate'vidyā payasīva hi budbudaḥ || 16 ||

Ignorance rises from knowledge, as the hollow bubble bursts out of the level of liquid water;and it sets and sinks in knowledge likewise, as the bubble subsides to rest in the same water.
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 (6.9.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavin, Vidya, Salila, Iva, Budbuda, Avidya, Payas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.9.16). 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: “udetyavidyā vidyāyāḥ salilādiva budbudaḥ ”
udet -
√ud (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
yavi -
yavin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yavin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dyā -
vidyāyāḥ -
vidyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
salilād -
salila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
budbudaḥ -
budbuda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vidyāyāṃ līyate'vidyā payasīva hi budbudaḥ ”
vidyāyām -
vidyā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
līyate' -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
avidyā -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
payasī -
payas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√pay (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pi (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pī (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
budbudaḥ -
budbuda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]