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 7.91.5

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अन्धकारस्य दैन्यस्य समस्तगुणनाशिनः ।
दृश्यं सदृश्यमनिशं सर्वस्य गुणशालिनः ॥ ५ ॥

andhakārasya dainyasya samastaguṇanāśinaḥ |
dṛśyaṃ sadṛśyamaniśaṃ sarvasya guṇaśālinaḥ || 5 ||

It impoverishes the darkness, that bereaves all beings from their view of the beauties of nature, and dispenses the useful light, which brings all to the sight of the visibles.
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 (7.91.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Andhakara, Dainya, Samasta, Gunana, Ashin, Drishya, Sadrish, Sadrishi, Amani, Sha, Sarva, Guna, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.91.5). 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: “andhakārasya dainyasya samastaguṇanāśinaḥ ”
andhakārasya -
andhakāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
dainyasya -
dainya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
samasta -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇanā -
guṇana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

guṇanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśinaḥ -
aśin (noun, masculine)

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

aśin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dṛśyaṃ sadṛśyamaniśaṃ sarvasya guṇaśālinaḥ ”
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
sadṛśya -
sadṛśī (noun, feminine)

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

sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
amani -
amani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

amanī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

amanī (noun, feminine)

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

amanī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śam -
śa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvasya -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālinaḥ -
śālin (noun, masculine)

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

śālin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]