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 6.51.41

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प्रतिभासो यथा स्वप्ने नरः कुड्यं पटो भवेत् ।
भवत्यसत्यमेवेदं देहान्तरमिदं स्वतः ॥ ४१ ॥

pratibhāso yathā svapne naraḥ kuḍyaṃ paṭo bhavet |
bhavatyasatyamevedaṃ dehāntaramidaṃ svataḥ || 41 ||

As a dream presents us the shadows of things, that disappear on our waking, so these living bodies that we see all about, must vanish into nothing upon their demise.
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 (6.51.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratibhasa, Yatha, Svapna, Nara, Nri, Kudya, Pata, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Asatya, Eva, Idam, Dehantara, Svatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.41). 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: “pratibhāso yathā svapne naraḥ kuḍyaṃ paṭo bhavet ”
pratibhāso* -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svapne -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

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

svapnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kuḍyam -
kuḍya (noun, neuter)

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

kuḍyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paṭo* -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “bhavatyasatyamevedaṃ dehāntaramidaṃ svataḥ ”
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asatyam -
asatya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dehāntaram -
dehāntara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
svataḥ -
svataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]