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 7.38.29

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मिथ्या लोकस्य कचतो भ्रान्त्या मरणजन्मनी ।
असत्यपि भ्रान्तिभाजि मृगतृष्णानदीतटे ॥ २९ ॥

mithyā lokasya kacato bhrāntyā maraṇajanmanī |
asatyapi bhrāntibhāji mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe || 29 ||

In vain do men think of their life and death, in this world of nullity; neither of them is anything in reality, but as false as the flowing and ebbing of waters in the mirage of life.
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 (7.38.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithya, Loka, Kacat, Bhranti, Marana, Janman, Asat, Asati, Asatya, Api, Bhaj, Bhaji, Bhajin, Mrigatrishna, Naditata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.38.29). 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: “mithyā lokasya kacato bhrāntyā maraṇajanmanī ”
mithyā* -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
lokasya -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kacato* -
√kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kac class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kac class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kac class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
bhrāntyā* -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
maraṇa -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janmanī -
janman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “asatyapi bhrāntibhāji mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe ”
asatya -
asatī (noun, feminine)

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

asatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
bhāji -
bhājī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhājin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhājin (noun, neuter)

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

bhāj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhāj (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
nadītaṭe -
nadītaṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]