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 7.18.21

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यथा स्पन्दोऽङ्गलग्नायां नाव्यन्तःसंस्थितैरपि ।
न लक्ष्यते तथा पृथ्व्यां तत्संस्थैस्तन्मयैरपि ॥ २१ ॥

yathā spando'ṅgalagnāyāṃ nāvyantaḥsaṃsthitairapi |
na lakṣyate tathā pṛthvyāṃ tatsaṃsthaistanmayairapi || 21 ||

As men sitting in a boat, have no knowledge of the force which carries the boat forward; so we earthly beings have no idea of the power that is attached to it in its rotatory motion.
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 (7.18.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Spanda, Anga, Lagna, Navin, Navya, Nau, Anta, Samsthita, Api, Lakshyata, Tatha, Prithvi, Tat, Tad, Samstha, Tanmaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.18.21). 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: “yathā spando'ṅgalagnāyāṃ nāvyantaḥsaṃsthitairapi ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
spando' -
spanda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lagnāyām -
lagnā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)

[locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
nāvya -
nāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

nāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nau (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃsthitair -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

saṃsthita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “na lakṣyate tathā pṛthvyāṃ tatsaṃsthaistanmayairapi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣyate -
lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lakṣ (verb class 10)

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

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pṛthvyām -
pṛthvī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saṃsthais -
saṃstha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

saṃstha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tanmayair -
tanmaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tanmaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]