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 6.101.21

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द्वित्वैकत्वदृशौ चित्तं तदेवाज्ञानमुच्यते ।
एतयोर्यो लयो दृष्टेस्तज्ज्ञानं सा परा गतिः ॥ २१ ॥

dvitvaikatvadṛśau cittaṃ tadevājñānamucyate |
etayoryo layo dṛṣṭestajjñānaṃ sā parā gatiḥ || 21 ||

It is the suspense of the mind between unity and duality, that is called its ignorance; and it is the subsidence of these that is known as knowledge, and the way to the salvation of the soul.
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 (6.101.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvitva, Ekatva, Drisha, Drishi, Drish, Citta, Tada, Iva, Ajnana, Ucyat, Eta, Etad, Esha, Yah, Laya, Drishti, Tajjna, Para, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.101.21). 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: “dvitvaikatvadṛśau cittaṃ tadevājñānamucyate ”
dvitvai -
dvitva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ekatva -
ekatva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśau -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

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

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
tade -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

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

tada (noun, neuter)

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

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ajñānam -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

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

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “etayoryo layo dṛṣṭestajjñānaṃ sā parā gatiḥ ”
etayor -
eta (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eta (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

etā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
layo* -
laya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

li (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛṣṭes -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tajjñān -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parā* -
para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]