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 6.10.42

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रूपं स्वनाम्न एवास्या ज्ञायते निःस्वभावकम् ।
नहि जिह्वागतस्वाद्यस्वादोऽन्यस्मात्प्रतीयते ॥ ४२ ॥

rūpaṃ svanāmna evāsyā jñāyate niḥsvabhāvakam |
nahi jihvāgatasvādyasvādo'nyasmātpratīyate || 42 ||

The unreality of ignorance is evident from the negative term of negation and ignoring of its essentiality, and requires no other proof to disprove its essence; as the relish of a thing is best proved by the tongue and no other organ of sense. (The term Avidya signifying the want of vidya—knowledge and existence.
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 (6.10.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rupa, Svanaman, Eva, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Nihsvabhava, Kah, Nahi, Jihva, Agata, Ada, Adah, Ani, Anya, Asma, Prati, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.10.42). 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: “rūpaṃ svanāmna evāsyā jñāyate niḥsvabhāvakam ”
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svanāmna* -
svanāman (noun, masculine)

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

svanāman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyā* -
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]
jñāyate -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

niḥsvabhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “nahi jihvāgatasvādyasvādo'nyasmātpratīyate ”
nahi -
nahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jihvā -
jihva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jihva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jihvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

agata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
svādyasvā -
√svād (verb class 1)

[imperative passive second single]

√svad (verb class 0)

[imperative passive second single]
ado' -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

√dṝ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
anya -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

anī (noun, feminine)

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

anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]
asmāt -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
pratī -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]