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 6.88.9

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अयं मणिर्मणिर्नायं मणिश्चेत्तद्भवेन्न सः ।
स्पृशामि न स्पृशाम्येनं कदाचित्स्पर्शतो व्रजेत् ॥ ९ ॥

ayaṃ maṇirmaṇirnāyaṃ maṇiścettadbhavenna saḥ |
spṛśāmi na spṛśāmyenaṃ kadācitsparśato vrajet || 9 ||

Whether this stone is gem or not, and if so, whether it be the philosopher's stone or any other; shall I touch it or not, for I fear lest it fly away from my touch or be soiled by it.
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 (6.88.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Mani, Naya, Sah, Sprish, Sprisha, Yah, Yat, Ina, Kadacit, Sparshatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.88.9). 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: “ayaṃ maṇirmaṇirnāyaṃ maṇiścettadbhavenna saḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
maṇir -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
maṇir -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāyam -
nāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse maṇiścettadbhavenna*sa
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “spṛśāmi na spṛśāmyenaṃ kadācitsparśato vrajet ”
spṛśāmi -
√spṛś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
spṛśām -
spṛś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

spṛś (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

spṛś (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

spṛśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ye -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
inam -
ina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

inā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
sparśato* -
sparśataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vrajet -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]