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 6.10.30

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अस्यास्त्वदर्शनं यत्तदविद्येत्युच्यते बुधैः ।
अविद्या हि जगद्धेतुस्ततः सर्वं प्रवर्तते ॥ ३० ॥

asyāstvadarśanaṃ yattadavidyetyucyate budhaiḥ |
avidyā hi jagaddhetustataḥ sarvaṃ pravartate || 30 ||

It is our dimsightedness of Almighty power, which is styled our blindness or ignorance [Sanskrit: avidya] by the wise. It is this ignorance which give rise to the belief of the existence of the world, and thereby produces all our errors and misery.
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 (6.10.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Iyam, Idam, Tva, Adarshana, Yatta, Vidya, Iti, Ucyat, Budha, Avidya, Jagat, Hetri, Hetu, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sarvam, Sarva, Pravarta, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.10.30). 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: “asyāstvadarśanaṃ yattadavidyetyucyate budhaiḥ”
asyās -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adarśanam -
adarśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adarśana (noun, neuter)

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

adarśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yatta -
yatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]

√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
da -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidye -
vidya (noun, neuter)

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

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive first single]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
budhaiḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

budha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “avidyā hi jagaddhetustataḥ sarvaṃ pravartate”
avidyā* -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jagaddh -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hetus -
hetṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hetu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tataḥ -
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]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]