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 7.43.5

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यथा स्वभावनाद्यक्षस्तरौ सस्वजनं पुरम् ।
पश्यत्यसत्यमेवैवं जीवः पश्यति संसृतिम् ॥ ५ ॥

yathā svabhāvanādyakṣastarau sasvajanaṃ puram |
paśyatyasatyamevaivaṃ jīvaḥ paśyati saṃsṛtim || 5 ||

As one sees the chimera of a magic city in a forest, and filled with the families of Yakshas all about; so doth the living soul, look upon this world and all its contents.
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 (7.43.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Svabhava, Nadi, Nadin, Nadya, Aksha, Tara, Tari, Taru, Svajana, Pur, Pura, Pashyat, Asatya, Eva, Evam, Jiva, Samsriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.43.5). 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 svabhāvanādyakṣastarau sasvajanaṃ puram ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svabhāva -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nādya -
nādi (noun, masculine)

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

nādi (noun, neuter)

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

nādi (noun, feminine)

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

nādin (noun, masculine)

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

nādin (noun, neuter)

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

nādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nad]

nādī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nādī (noun, feminine)

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

nādī (noun, neuter)

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

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
akṣas -
akṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣar (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
tarau -
tara (noun, masculine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

taru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svajanam -
svajana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “paśyatyasatyamevaivaṃ jīvaḥ paśyati saṃsṛtim ”
paśyatya -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asatyam -
asatya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evai -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvaḥ -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṃsṛtim -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]