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 6.10.38

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यावन्नालोक्यते तावन्न किंचिदपि दृश्यते ।
आलोकिते यथाऽविद्या तत्तथा प्रतिपद्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

yāvannālokyate tāvanna kiṃcidapi dṛśyate |
ālokite yathā'vidyā tattathā pratipadyate || 38 ||

Unless one condescends to examine in a thing, it is impossible for him to distinguish it from another (as the shell from silver and rope for the snake); but upon his due examination of it, he comes to detect the fallacy of his prejudgment.
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 (6.10.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavan, Yavat, Alokya, Alokin, Tavat, Kincid, Kincit, Api, Drishyata, Alokita, Avidya, Tat, Tad, Tatha, Pratipadya, 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 6.10.38). 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: “yāvannālokyate tāvanna kiṃcidapi dṛśyate ”
yāvann -
yāvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ālokya -
ālokya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ālokin (noun, masculine)

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

ālokin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ate -
tāvann -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “ālokite yathā'vidyā tattathā pratipadyate ”
ālokite -
ālokita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ālokita (noun, neuter)

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

ālokitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā' -
avidyā -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pratipadya -
pratipadya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratipadya (noun, neuter)

[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]