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 7.18.31

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चिद्वाचिद्वा यथादर्शो बिम्बितं वाप्यबिम्बितम् ।
नगरं वेत्ति नो वापि तथा ब्रह्म जगत्त्रयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

cidvācidvā yathādarśo bimbitaṃ vāpyabimbitam |
nagaraṃ vetti no vāpi tathā brahma jagattrayam || 31 ||

As the man having his sight, sees the image of something reflected in a mirror, which the blind man does not; so the wise man sees the world in Brahma, which the ignorant does not perceive.
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 (7.18.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Vac, Vaci, Vacin, Dva, Yatha, Adarsha, Bimbita, Vapya, Nagara, Asmad, Vapi, Vapin, Tatha, Brahma, Brahman, Jagattraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.18.31). 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: “cidvācidvā yathādarśo bimbitaṃ vāpyabimbitam ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāci -
vācī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vācin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vācin (noun, neuter)

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

vāc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
dvā* -
dva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adarśo* -
adarśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
bimbitam -
bimbita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bimbita (noun, neuter)

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

bimbitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāpya -
vāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vap]
bimbitam -
bimbita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bimbita (noun, neuter)

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

bimbitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nagaraṃ vetti no vāpi tathā brahma jagattrayam ”
nagaram -
nagaram (adverb)

[adverb]

nagara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vetti -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jagattrayam -
jagattraya (noun, neuter)

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