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 7.108.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
अविद्या दृश्यरूपेयं कचन्ती यस्य विद्यते ।
चिन्नभःस्वप्ननगरी दृश्यमानापि शून्यकम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
avidyā dṛśyarūpeyaṃ kacantī yasya vidyate |
cinnabhaḥsvapnanagarī dṛśyamānāpi śūnyakam || 1 ||

Rama rejoined:—He whose mind is bound by his ignorance, to the bright vividness of visible phenomenal; views the palpable scenes of the noumenal, as mere his idle dreams, and as visionary as empty air.
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 (7.108.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Avidya, Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Arupa, Arupi, Iyam, Idam, Kacat, Kacanti, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Cinna, Bha, Svapna, Nagari, Nagarin, Drishyamana, Api, Shunyaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.108.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “avidyā dṛśyarūpeyaṃ kacantī yasya vidyate ”
avidyā* -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛśya -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

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

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
arūpe -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

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

arūpā (noun, feminine)

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

arūpi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

arūpi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kacantī -
√kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac -> kacantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kac class 1 verb]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 3: “cinnabhaḥsvapnanagarī dṛśyamānāpi śūnyakam ”
cinna -
cinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaḥ -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
svapna -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nagarī -
nagarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

nagarin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛśyamānā -
√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛśyamāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśyamāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śūnyakam -
śūnyaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnyaka (noun, neuter)

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

śūnyakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]