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 7.51.35

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कस्य स्वदन्तेऽसत्यानि कथमेव महामते ।
मृगतृष्णाजलानीव दृश्यान्यपि पुरःस्थितैः ॥ ३५ ॥

kasya svadante'satyāni kathameva mahāmate |
mṛgatṛṣṇājalānīva dṛśyānyapi puraḥsthitaiḥ || 35 ||

Who is it, O high minded Rama, that takes a pleasure in an unreality, or satisfies himself with drinking the false water of the mirage appearing before him.
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 (7.51.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Asatya, Katham, Katha, Eva, Mahamata, Mahamati, Mrigatrishna, Jala, Iva, Drishya, Api, Purahsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.51.35). 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: “kasya svadante'satyāni kathameva mahāmate ”
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
svadante' -
√svad (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
asatyāni -
asatya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

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

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “mṛgatṛṣṇājalānīva dṛśyānyapi puraḥsthitaiḥ ”
mṛgatṛṣṇā -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jalānī -
jala (noun, neuter)

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

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛśyānya -
dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
puraḥsthitaiḥ -
puraḥsthita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puraḥsthita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]