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 7.4.42

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प्रवृत्तेन दिनेनार्थः प्रकटीक्रियते यथा ।
असज्जगदहन्त्वेन क्षणान्निर्मीयते तथा ॥ ४२ ॥

pravṛttena dinenārthaḥ prakaṭīkriyate yathā |
asajjagadahantvena kṣaṇānnirmīyate tathā || 42 ||

As the early daylight brings to view the forms and shapes and colours of things; so it is our egoism (which is but another name for ignorance) that presents the false appearance of the world to our visual sight.
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 (7.4.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravritta, Dina, Artha, Prakati, Kriyat, Yatha, Sajja, Gada, Hantva, Kshana, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.4.42). 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: “pravṛttena dinenārthaḥ prakaṭīkriyate yathā ”
pravṛttena -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pravṛtta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dinenā -
dina (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dina (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
prakaṭī -
prakaṭī (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “asajjagadahantvena kṣaṇānnirmīyate tathā ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sajja -
sajja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sajja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sajj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gada -
gada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hantvena -
hantva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

hantva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṣaṇānn -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mīyate -
√mā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√mi (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√mī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]