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 6.27.7

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वंशखण्डे हि कस्मिंश्चिज्जायते मौक्तिकं यथा ।
जगत्खण्डे हि कस्मिंश्चिद्दृश्यते त्वादृशस्तथा ॥ ७ ॥

vaṃśakhaṇḍe hi kasmiṃścijjāyate mauktikaṃ yathā |
jagatkhaṇḍe hi kasmiṃściddṛśyate tvādṛśastathā || 7 ||

We rarely come to find the grain of a precious pearl in the hollow of a lonely bamboo tree, but it is rarer still to come across a holy personage, like yourself in any part of this world.
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 (6.27.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamsha, Khanda, Mauktika, Yatha, Jagat, Kah, Kim, Cit, Drishyata, Tvadrish, Tvadrisha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.27.7). 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: “vaṃśakhaṇḍe hi kasmiṃścijjāyate mauktikaṃ yathā ”
vaṃśa -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍe -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

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

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Cannot analyse kasmiṃścijjāyate*ma
mauktikam -
mauktika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mauktika (noun, neuter)

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

mauktikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “jagatkhaṇḍe hi kasmiṃściddṛśyate tvādṛśastathā ”
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khaṇḍe -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

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

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kasmiṃś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

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

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

tvādṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tvādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]