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 7.62.32

कथमालक्ष्यते स्वप्न इति प्रष्टुः प्रकथ्यते ।
यथैवं पश्यसीत्येव हेतुरत्रास्ति नेतरः ॥ ३२ ॥

kathamālakṣyate svapna iti praṣṭuḥ prakathyate |
yathaivaṃ paśyasītyeva heturatrāsti netaraḥ || 32 ||

In answer to the question, why and how does a dream appear to us it may only be said that, there is no other cause of its appearance to you, than that of the appearance of this world unto you.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.62.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Alakshi, Alakshya, Svapna, Svapnas, Iti, Prashtri, Pra, Yatha, Evam, Eva, Pashya, Sitya, Iva, Hetri, Hetu, Atra, Asti, Neta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.62.32). 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: “kathamālakṣyate svapna iti praṣṭuḥ prakathyate
  • 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]
  • ālakṣya -
  • ālakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ālakṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • svapna* -
  • svapnas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapnas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • praṣṭuḥ -
  • praṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “yathaivaṃ paśyasītyeva heturatrāsti netaraḥ
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • sītye -
  • sītya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sītya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sītyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hetur -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atrā -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • neta -
  • neta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    neta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.62.32

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.62.32 in Gujarati sript:
કથમાલક્ષ્યતે સ્વપ્ન ઇતિ પ્રષ્ટુઃ પ્રકથ્યતે ।
યથૈવં પશ્યસીત્યેવ હેતુરત્રાસ્તિ નેતરઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.62.32 in Telugu sript:
కథమాలక్ష్యతే స్వప్న ఇతి ప్రష్టుః ప్రకథ్యతే ।
యథైవం పశ్యసీత్యేవ హేతురత్రాస్తి నేతరః ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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