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 6.91.7

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यद्द्वन्द्वं प्रेक्षते वैरी गजमारादलक्षितः ।
प्रेक्षते त्वां तदज्ञानं क्रीडार्थं बद्धमेककम् ॥ ७ ॥

yaddvandvaṃ prekṣate vairī gajamārādalakṣitaḥ |
prekṣate tvāṃ tadajñānaṃ krīḍārthaṃ baddhamekakam || 7 ||

As it was in the hostility of the huntsman, that he marked the elephant by his remaining unseen in his hiding place, so thy ignorance which lurks after thee, marks thee for his prey from a distance.
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 (6.91.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaddvandva, Pra, Vairi, Vairin, Gaja, Arat, Ara, Alakshita, Tva, Yushmad, Tada, Jnana, Kridartha, Baddha, Ekaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.91.7). 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: “yaddvandvaṃ prekṣate vairī gajamārādalakṣitaḥ ”
yaddvandvam -
yaddvandva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pre -
pra (noun, masculine)

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

pra (noun, neuter)

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

prā (noun, feminine)

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

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īkṣate -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
vairī -
vairī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vairī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vairi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vairin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gajam -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ārād -
ārāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ārāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]
alakṣitaḥ -
alakṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prekṣate tvāṃ tadajñānaṃ krīḍārthaṃ baddhamekakam ”
pre -
pra (noun, masculine)

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

pra (noun, neuter)

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

prā (noun, feminine)

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

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īkṣate -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
krīḍārtham -
krīḍārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

krīḍārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
baddham -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

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

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekakam -
ekaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ekaka (noun, neuter)

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

ekakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]