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 7.4.31

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अहमर्थः पुरो द्रव्यप्रतिबिम्बप्रदश्चिति ।
तच्छान्तौ सा निराभासमनन्तमजमव्ययम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ahamarthaḥ puro dravyapratibimbapradaściti |
tacchāntau sā nirābhāsamanantamajamavyayam || 31 ||

The significance of the word ego, produces the shadow of external objects in the mind;and that being lost, there ensues that serenity and tranquillity of the soul, which are the attributes of the unknowable, infinite and eternal God.
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 (7.4.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Artha, Purah, Pur, Pura, Dravya, Pratibimba, Prada, Cit, Citi, Tat, Tad, Shanta, Shanti, Nirabhasa, Ananta, Aja, Avyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.4.31). 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: “ahamarthaḥ puro dravyapratibimbapradaściti ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
arthaḥ -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puro* -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pura (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dravya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pradaś -
prada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
citi -
citi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

citi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

citī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

cit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “tacchāntau sā nirābhāsamanantamajamavyayam ”
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śāntau -
śānta (noun, masculine)

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

śānti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
nirābhāsam -
nirābhāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirābhāsa (noun, neuter)

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

nirābhāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ajam -
ajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

aja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avyayam -
avyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyaya (noun, neuter)

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

avyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√vyay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]