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 7.46.12

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तावद्विषयवैरस्यं भावयन्त्युचिताशयाः ।
न पश्यन्त्येव तान्यावद्भोगांश्चित्रनरो यथा ॥ १२ ॥

tāvadviṣayavairasyaṃ bhāvayantyucitāśayāḥ |
na paśyantyeva tānyāvadbhogāṃścitranaro yathā || 12 ||

All men of right understanding, are fully aware of the tastelessness of the objects of sense; and remain like human figures in painting, without doting or looking upon them.
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 (7.46.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Vishaya, Vairasya, Bhavayat, Bhavayanti, Ucita, Ashaya, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Eva, Tanya, Tani, Bhoga, Citra, Nara, Nri, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.46.12). 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: “tāvadviṣayavairasyaṃ bhāvayantyucitāśayāḥ ”
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vairasyam -
vairasya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāvayantyu -
√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √bhū], [adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √bhū], [nominative plural from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [vocative plural from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū], [accusative plural from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
ucitā -
ucita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ucita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ucitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
āśayāḥ -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āśayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “na paśyantyeva tānyāvadbhogāṃścitranaro yathā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyantye -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

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

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tānyāva -
√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]

√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]

√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]

tānī (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhogāṃś -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naro* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]