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 6.81.99

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तमःप्रकाशयोश्छायातपयोर्दिनरात्रयोः ।
मध्ये विलक्षणं रूपं प्राज्ञैरपि न लभ्यते ॥ ९९ ॥

tamaḥprakāśayośchāyātapayordinarātrayoḥ |
madhye vilakṣaṇaṃ rūpaṃ prājñairapi na labhyate || 99 ||

Now in the interval of day and night, and in the interim of daylight and darkness, and in the midst of shade and light, there is a midmost point and a certain figure in it, which is unknown to the learned.
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 (6.81.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Tamas, Prakasha, Chaya, Apaya, Nara, Madhye, Madhya, Vilakshana, Rupa, Prajna, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.99). 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: “tamaḥprakāśayośchāyātapayordinarātrayoḥ ”
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakāśayoś -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

prakāśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

prakāśā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
chāyāt -
chāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

chāya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
apayo -
apayā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
narāt -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rayoḥ -
ra (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ra (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

rā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “madhye vilakṣaṇaṃ rūpaṃ prājñairapi na labhyate ”
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vilakṣaṇam -
vilakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vilakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vilakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prājñair -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

prājña (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]