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 6.81.52

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
दर्शनं कीदृशं ब्रह्मन्नयनांशुगणं विना ।
अदिव्यानामिन्द्रियाणां तत्त्वमेव कथं भवेत् ॥ ५२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
darśanaṃ kīdṛśaṃ brahmannayanāṃśugaṇaṃ vinā |
adivyānāmindriyāṇāṃ tattvameva kathaṃ bhavet || 52 ||

Rama said:—Tell me sir, how we may be able to see the supernatural siddhas, without feeling them by the rays and light of our eye sight, and without having any supernatural organ of perception of our own.
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 (6.81.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Darshana, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Vina, Adivya, Indriya, Tattva, Eva, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.52). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “darśanaṃ kīdṛśaṃ brahmannayanāṃśugaṇaṃ vinā ”
darśanam -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

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

darśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kīdṛśam -
kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kīdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse brahmannayanāṃśugaṇam*vi
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “adivyānāmindriyāṇāṃ tattvameva kathaṃ bhavet ”
adivyānām -
adivya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

adivya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
indriyāṇām -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

indriyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[optative active third single]