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 6.88.20

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ददर्शाथ कचद्रूपं काचखण्डमखण्डितम् ।
हसद्भिर्वञ्चकैः सिद्धैः पुरस्कृतमलक्षितैः ॥ २० ॥

dadarśātha kacadrūpaṃ kācakhaṇḍamakhaṇḍitam |
hasadbhirvañcakaiḥ siddhaiḥ puraskṛtamalakṣitaiḥ || 20 ||

He came to behold before him a brittle piece of glass, shining with its false glare as the former gem; and this was placed in his presence by the invisible hands of the siddha that had come to tempt him and deride his folly.
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 (6.88.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Kacat, Rupa, Kaca, Khanda, Akhandita, Hasat, Vancaka, Siddha, Puraskrita, Alakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.88.20). 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: “dadarśātha kacadrūpaṃ kācakhaṇḍamakhaṇḍitam ”
dadarśā -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kacad -
√kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kac class 1 verb]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāca -
kāca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍam -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akhaṇḍitam -
akhaṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

akhaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “hasadbhirvañcakaiḥ siddhaiḥ puraskṛtamalakṣitaiḥ ”
hasadbhir -
hasat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hasat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √has class 1 verb]
vañcakaiḥ -
vañcaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vañcaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
siddhaiḥ -
siddha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

siddha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
puraskṛtam -
puraskṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puraskṛta (noun, neuter)

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

puraskṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alakṣitaiḥ -
alakṣita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

alakṣita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]