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 7.51.25

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यथा दीप्तानले लीनं सुवर्णं घृतमिन्धनम् ।
एकतां याति विज्ञाने तथा भुवनचित्तदृक् ॥ २५ ॥

yathā dīptānale līnaṃ suvarṇaṃ ghṛtamindhanam |
ekatāṃ yāti vijñāne tathā bhuvanacittadṛk || 25 ||

As solid gold is melted down to fluidity by hot fire, so the phenomenals all melt away to an aerial nothing, when they are observed by the keen eye of philosophy.
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 (7.51.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Dipta, Ala, Ali, Lina, Suvarna, Ghrita, Indhana, Ekata, Yat, Yati, Vijnana, Tatha, Bhuvana, Citta, Drish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.51.25). 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 dīptānale līnaṃ suvarṇaṃ ghṛtamindhanam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīptān -
dīpta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ale -
ala (noun, neuter)

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

ali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
līnam -
līna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

līna (noun, neuter)

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

līnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]

√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]
suvarṇam -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

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

suvarṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ghṛtam -
ghṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ghṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
indhanam -
indhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ekatāṃ yāti vijñāne tathā bhuvanacittadṛk ”
ekatām -
ekatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vijñāne -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

vijñānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhuvana -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dṛk -
dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

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