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 6.55.34

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नरकस्वर्गसर्गादिवासनावशतोऽभितः ।
प्रपश्यति चिराभ्यस्तं जीवो जरठमोहधीः ॥ ३४ ॥

narakasvargasargādivāsanāvaśato'bhitaḥ |
prapaśyati cirābhyastaṃ jīvo jaraṭhamohadhīḥ || 34 ||

Know the heaven and hell of which you ask, to be creatures of the old prejudices of men; they are the productions of human wish, and exist in the customary bias of the populace.
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 (6.55.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naraka, Svarga, Sarga, Iva, Asana, Asani, Tas, Abhitah, Prapashyat, Cira, Jiva, Jaratha, Oha, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.34). 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: “narakasvargasargādivāsanāvaśato'bhitaḥ ”
naraka -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sargād -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asanāva -
asana (noun, masculine)

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

asani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asani (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first dual]
aśa -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
to' -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhitaḥ -
abhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “prapaśyati cirābhyastaṃ jīvo jaraṭhamohadhīḥ ”
prapaśyati -
prapaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prapaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cirābhyas -
cirā (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jaraṭham -
jaraṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaraṭha (noun, neuter)

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

jaraṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
oha -
oha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

oha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√uh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dhīḥ -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]