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 7.55.18

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चित्काचकाचकच्यं यज्जगन्नाम्ना तदुच्यते ।
अत्यच्छे परमाकाशे बन्धमोक्षदृशः कुतः ॥ १८ ॥

citkācakācakacyaṃ yajjagannāmnā taducyate |
atyacche paramākāśe bandhamokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ || 18 ||

The world is a reflection of the mirror of the intellect, and as it is exhibited in the transparent vacuity of the divine spirit, it is in vain to talk of its bondage or liberty.
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 (7.55.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Ucyat, Ati, Atya, Accha, Paramakasha, Bandhamoksha, Drisha, Drish, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.55.18). 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: “citkācakācakacyaṃ yajjagannāmnā taducyate ”
Cannot analyse citkācakācakacyam*ya
Cannot analyse yajjagannāmnā*ta
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “atyacche paramākāśe bandhamokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ ”
atya -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√at -> atya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √at]
acche -
accha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

accha (noun, neuter)

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

acchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paramākāśe -
paramākāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paramākāśa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhamokṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśaḥ -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]