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 6.44.21

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दृश्यदर्शनसंबन्धस्पन्दाभावे न जायते ।
वेदना भवदाभासा चित्रपुंसामिवाशये ॥ २१ ॥

dṛśyadarśanasaṃbandhaspandābhāve na jāyate |
vedanā bhavadābhāsā citrapuṃsāmivāśaye || 21 ||

But the want of this relativity removes the phenomenals from sight, as the want of light takes away the colours of things. (The former is an instance of the affirmative kind.
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 (6.44.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Adarshana, Sambandha, Spanda, Abhava, Jayat, Vedana, Bhavada, Abhasa, Citra, Pums, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.44.21). 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: “dṛśyadarśanasaṃbandhaspandābhāve na jāyate ”
dṛśya -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

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

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
adarśana -
adarśana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adarśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambandha -
sambandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sambandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
spandā -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhāve -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “vedanā bhavadābhāsā citrapuṃsāmivāśaye ”
vedanā* -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavadā -
bhavadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābhāsā -
ābhāsā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṃsām -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśaye -
√śī (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]