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 6.40.7

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अहो नु चित्रमात्मैव घटाद्यन्यद्व्यवस्थितम् ।
जीवादिस्वस्वभावोऽन्तर्नूनं विस्मृतिमानिव ॥ ७ ॥

aho nu citramātmaiva ghaṭādyanyadvyavasthitam |
jīvādisvasvabhāvo'ntarnūnaṃ vismṛtimāniva || 7 ||

It is astonishing that every soul should forget its own nature, and think itself as a living soul residing in the body, as they believe the supreme soul to be confined in a pot or painting.
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 (6.40.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Citram, Citra, Atman, Atma, Ghata, Yat, Yad, Vyavasthita, Jiva, Jivan, Svasvabhava, Antar, Nunam, Vismriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.40.7). 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: “aho nu citramātmaiva ghaṭādyanyadvyavasthitam ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
citram -
citram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

citra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

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

citrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmai -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ghaṭād -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ghaṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vyavasthitam -
vyavasthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyavasthita (noun, neuter)

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

vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “jīvādisvasvabhāvo'ntarnūnaṃ vismṛtimāniva ”
jīvā -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
svasvabhāvo' -
svasvabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vismṛtim -
vismṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āniva -
√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual], [perfect active first dual]