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 7.5.3

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शुद्धेऽल्पोऽप्युपदेशो हि निर्मले तैलबिन्दुवत् ।
लगत्युत्तानचित्तेषु नादर्श इव मौक्तिकम् ॥ ३ ॥

śuddhe'lpo'pyupadeśo hi nirmale tailabinduvat |
lagatyuttānacitteṣu nādarśa iva mauktikam || 3 ||

A little instruction even is as impressive in the pure mind, as a drop of oil sticks to the clean linen; but no education has any effect on the hard heart of fools, as the most brilliant pearl makes no impression in the gritty glass mirror.
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 (7.5.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddha, Shuddhi, Alpa, Api, Upadesha, Nirmala, Lagat, Uttana, Citta, Nada, Risha, Iva, Mauktika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.5.3). 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: “śuddhe'lpo'pyupadeśo hi nirmale tailabinduvat ”
śuddhe' -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

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

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

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

śuddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb]
alpo' -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apyu -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
upadeśo* -
upadeśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nirmale -
nirmala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nirmala (noun, neuter)

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

nirmalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse tailabinduvat
Line 2: “lagatyuttānacitteṣu nādarśa iva mauktikam ”
lagatyu -
√lag -> lagat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √lag class 1 verb]

√lag -> lagat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]

√lag (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
uttāna -
uttāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citteṣu -
citta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

citta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
nādar -
nāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṛśa* -
ṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mauktikam -
mauktika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mauktika (noun, neuter)

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

mauktikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]