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 6.127.22

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एकश्चाज्ञानजलधिर्जगदाप्लाव्य तिष्ठति ।
ज्येष्ठोऽयमहमित्यूर्मिरविद्यावातसंभवः ॥ २२ ॥

ekaścājñānajaladhirjagadāplāvya tiṣṭhati |
jyeṣṭho'yamahamityūrmiravidyāvātasaṃbhavaḥ || 22 ||

The one ocean of ignorance surrounds and over floods the world, as the single salt sea girds and washes the whole island; and the distinctions of ego and tu etc., are the waves of this salt sea of our erroneousness.
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 (6.127.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Ajnana, Jaladhi, Jagada, Aplavya, Tishthat, Jyeshtha, Aya, Idam, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Urmin, Urmi, Ravin, Dyau, Atasa, Bhava, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.127.22). 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: “ekaścājñānajaladhirjagadāplāvya tiṣṭhati ”
ekaś -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaladhir -
jaladhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jagadā -
jagada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gad (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
āplāvya -
āplāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āplāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “jyeṣṭho'yamahamityūrmiravidyāvātasaṃbhavaḥ ”
jyeṣṭho' -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ityū -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

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

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ravi -
ravi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dyāvā -
dyau (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√dā (verb class 4)

[imperative active first dual]
atasam -
atasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavaḥ -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]