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 6.100.20

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नैतज्जलमिति ज्ञानात्संवित्तेः प्रविलीयते ।
इदं चित्तमिति प्रौढं यदज्ञानमलं हृदि ॥ २० ॥

naitajjalamiti jñānātsaṃvitteḥ pravilīyate |
idaṃ cittamiti prauḍhaṃ yadajñānamalaṃ hṛdi || 20 ||

As the knowledge of mirage removes the error of water in the sandy desert, so the knowledge of the mind as gross ignorance, removes the erroneous mind from the inward seat of the heart.
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 (6.100.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Etajja, Iti, Jnana, Samvitti, Idam, Citta, Praudha, Yat, Yad, Ajnana, Alam, Ala, Hrid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.100.20). 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: “naitajjalamiti jñānātsaṃvitteḥ pravilīyate ”
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

etajja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jñānāt -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
saṃvitteḥ -
saṃvitti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pravi -
pravi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
līyate -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “idaṃ cittamiti prauḍhaṃ yadajñānamalaṃ hṛdi ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prauḍham -
prauḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prauḍha (noun, neuter)

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

prauḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ajñānam -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

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

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]