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 6.67.8

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असत्येव कृतारम्भा हेम्नः कटकता यथा ।
प्रतिभासविपर्यासमात्रकारणकोदया ॥ ८ ॥

asatyeva kṛtārambhā hemnaḥ kaṭakatā yathā |
pratibhāsaviparyāsamātrakāraṇakodayā || 8 ||

The fabrication of the world is untrue, as the making of ornaments from gold; it is the error of taking the form for the substance, that appears as the cause of creation.
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 (6.67.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Asati, Asatya, Eva, Krit, Krita, Arambha, Heman, Hemna, Kataka, Tas, Yatha, Pratibhasa, Viparyasam, Viparyasa, Atra, Karana, Kah, Daya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.67.8). 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: “asatyeva kṛtārambhā hemnaḥ kaṭakatā yathā ”
asatye -
asatī (noun, feminine)

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

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

asatya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtā -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle third single]
ārambhā* -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ārambhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hemnaḥ -
heman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

heman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hemna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “pratibhāsaviparyāsamātrakāraṇakodayā ”
pratibhāsa -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viparyāsam -
viparyāsam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viparyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāraṇa -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ko -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]