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 7.132.16

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दृश्याख्याया अविद्याया न त्वन्तं प्राप्तवानहम् ।
मिथ्यैव हृदि रूढायाः पिशाच्या इव बालकः ॥ १६ ॥

dṛśyākhyāyā avidyāyā na tvantaṃ prāptavānaham |
mithyaiva hṛdi rūḍhāyāḥ piśācyā iva bālakaḥ || 16 ||

I could not find anywhere, the limit of this Avidya or Ignorance, which showed unto me the visibles only (in my waking and dreaming, and in this world and others). It is a fallacy that has taken the possession of our minds, as the apparition of a goblin takes a deep root in the breasts of boys.
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 (7.132.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Akhya, Avidya, Praptavat, Aha, Asmad, Mithya, Mithi, Hrid, Rudha, Pishaci, Iva, Balaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.132.16). 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: “dṛśyākhyāyā avidyāyā na tvantaṃ prāptavānaham ”
dṛśyā -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

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

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]

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ākhyāyā* -
ākhyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
avidyāyā* -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvantam -
tvantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāptavān -
prāptavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mithyaiva hṛdi rūḍhāyāḥ piśācyā iva bālakaḥ ”
mithyai -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithi (noun, masculine)

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

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mith (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rūḍhāyāḥ -
rūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√ruh -> rūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[ablative single from √ruh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ruh class 1 verb]
piśācyā* -
piśācī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bālakaḥ -
bālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]