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 7.103.9

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जीवधर्मो विशिष्टश्चेत्तादृशस्तं नरः कथम् ।
मिथ्या देशान्तरमृते पिशाचत्वं न पश्यति ॥ ९ ॥

jīvadharmo viśiṣṭaścettādṛśastaṃ naraḥ katham |
mithyā deśāntaramṛte piśācatvaṃ na paśyati || 9 ||

Should it be a misconception connate with the mind, to see the apparitions of departed friends; tell me then, why don't you see the ghosts of friends that are dead in a distant country, but of such only as die before your eyes.
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 (7.103.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiva, Jivan, Dharma, Vishishta, Cettri, Adrish, Tap, Nara, Nri, Katham, Katha, Mithya, Deshantara, Rite, Rita, Riti, Pishacatva, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.103.9). 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: “jīvadharmo viśiṣṭaścettādṛśastaṃ naraḥ katham ”
jīva -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśiṣṭaś -
viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cettā -
cettṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adṛśas -
adṛś (noun, masculine)

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

adṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
Line 2: “mithyā deśāntaramṛte piśācatvaṃ na paśyati ”
mithyā* -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
deśāntaram -
deśāntara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
piśācatvam -
piśācatva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]