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 7.32.4

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यासौ प्रसरति व्यर्थं चेत्याभावान्न सा सती ।
असत्कथं प्रसरति वन्ध्यापुत्रः क्व नृत्यति ॥ ४ ॥

yāsau prasarati vyarthaṃ cetyābhāvānna sā satī |
asatkathaṃ prasarati vandhyāputraḥ kva nṛtyati || 4 ||

What appears on the outside, being quite distinct from the nature of the inner intellect, cannot be a reality as the other; and therefore this unreal show is no more, than the dancing of a barren woman's boy before one's eyes.
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 (7.32.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasa, Rati, Vyartham, Vyartha, Cetya, Ceti, Abhava, Sat, Sati, Asat, Katham, Katha, Vandhyaputra, Kva, Nrityat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.32.4). 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: “yāsau prasarati vyarthaṃ cetyābhāvānna sā satī ”
yāsau -
yāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prasa -
√pras (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vyartham -
vyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyartha (noun, neuter)

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

vyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cetyā -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

cetyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

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

cetī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
abhāvānn -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

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

sati (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “asatkathaṃ prasarati vandhyāputraḥ kva nṛtyati ”
asat -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prasa -
√pras (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vandhyāputraḥ -
vandhyāputra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nṛtyati -
√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third single]