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 6.11.46

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अभावितं ब्रह्मतया ब्रह्माज्ञानमलं भवेत् ।
अभावितं हेमतया यथा हेम च मृद्भवेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

abhāvitaṃ brahmatayā brahmājñānamalaṃ bhavet |
abhāvitaṃ hematayā yathā hema ca mṛdbhavet || 46 ||

Ignorance of Brahma as Brahma or what he is, makes men to reject divine knowledge altogether; as our ignorance of the quality of gold causes us to cast it off dross.
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 (6.11.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhavita, Brahmata, Brahmajna, Anama, Hema, Heman, Taya, Yatha, Mrid, Mridh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.11.46). 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: “abhāvitaṃ brahmatayā brahmājñānamalaṃ bhavet ”
abhāvitam -
abhāvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhāvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmatayā -
brahmatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
brahmājñā -
brahmājñā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “abhāvitaṃ hematayā yathā hema ca mṛdbhavet ”
abhāvitam -
abhāvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhāvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛd -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

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

mṛdh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]