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 6.88.21

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अयं चिन्तामणिरिति मूढस्तस्मिन्स वस्तुताम् ।
बुबुधे मोहितो ह्यज्ञो मृदं हेमेति पश्यति ॥ २१ ॥

ayaṃ cintāmaṇiriti mūḍhastasminsa vastutām |
bubudhe mohito hyajño mṛdaṃ hemeti paśyati || 21 ||

The fool thought this brittle thing to be the real gem now lying before him, as the ignorant sot believes the sparkling sands to be the dusts of the purest gold.
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 (6.88.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Cintamani, Iti, Mudha, Tad, Vastuta, Mohita, Ajna, Mrid, Hema, Heman, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.88.21). 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 cintāmaṇiriti mūḍhastasminsa vastutām ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cintāmaṇir -
cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mūḍhas -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vastutām -
vastutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “bubudhe mohito hyajño mṛdaṃ hemeti paśyati ”
bubudhe -
√budh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
mohito* -
mohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ajño* -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛdam -
mṛdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

mṛd (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
heme -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

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

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

heman (noun, neuter)

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

hemā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]