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 6.41.6

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अविद्यां श्रेष्ठया श्रेष्ठां क्षालयन्निह तिष्ठति ।
मलं मलेनापहरन्युक्तिज्ञो रजको यथा ॥ ६ ॥

avidyāṃ śreṣṭhayā śreṣṭhāṃ kṣālayanniha tiṣṭhati |
malaṃ malenāpaharanyuktijño rajako yathā || 6 ||

Let one ignorance removes another, as washerman cleanses one dirt by another.
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 (6.41.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Shreshtha, Kshalayat, Iha, Tishthat, Mala, Apahara, Jna, Rajaka, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.41.6). 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: “avidyāṃ śreṣṭhayā śreṣṭhāṃ kṣālayanniha tiṣṭhati ”
avidyām -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śreṣṭhayā -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
śreṣṭhām -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṣālayann -
√kṣal -> kṣālayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṣal class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kṣal class 10 verb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “malaṃ malenāpaharanyuktijño rajako yathā ”
malam -
mala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mala (noun, neuter)

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

malā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
malenā -
mala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
apahara -
apahara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apahara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nyu -
ni (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

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

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ukti -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jño* -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rajako* -
rajaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]