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 7.32.16

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नाहमित्येव निर्वाणं किमेतावति मूढता ।
सत्संगमविचाराभ्यामेतदाश्ववगम्यते ॥ १६ ॥

nāhamityeva nirvāṇaṃ kimetāvati mūḍhatā |
satsaṃgamavicārābhyāmetadāśvavagamyate || 16 ||

That I am nothing is what is meant by extinction, and why then remain ignorant (of this simple truth); go, associate with the wise and argue with them, and you will so come to learn it.
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 (7.32.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naha, Iti, Itya, Eva, Nirvana, Kimi, Tavati, Tavat, Mudhata, Satsanga, Avicara, Etad, Etada, Ashva, Gamyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.32.16). 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: “nāhamityeva nirvāṇaṃ kimetāvati mūḍhatā ”
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirvāṇam -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kime -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tāvati -
tāvati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mūḍhatā -
mūḍhatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “satsaṃgamavicārābhyāmetadāśvavagamyate ”
satsaṅgam -
satsaṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
avicārābhyām -
avicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

avicāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

avicārā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
etadā -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gamyate -
gamyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√gam (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√gam (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]