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 7.147.9

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आकाशमृन्मयानन्तकुड्यमाकाशपत्तनम् ।
मनो मत्तो गजमयो मिथ्या जीवस्य जीवितम् ॥ ९ ॥

ākāśamṛnmayānantakuḍyamākāśapattanam |
mano matto gajamayo mithyā jīvasya jīvitam || 9 ||

The firmament is the ample field, filled with an infinity of worlds, appearing as our earthly abodes in the empty city of air; the mind wanders at random all over it as an infuriate elephant, with an airy empty life, as fickle and fleeting as a breath of 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 (7.147.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akasha, Mrinmaya, Anta, Kudya, Pattana, Mana, Manas, Matta, Gaja, Aya, Ayas, Mithya, Jiva, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.147.9). 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: “ākāśamṛnmayānantakuḍyamākāśapattanam ”
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛnmayān -
mṛnmaya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anta -
anta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kuḍyam -
kuḍya (noun, neuter)

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

kuḍyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pattanam -
pattana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pattana (noun, neuter)

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

pattanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mano matto gajamayo mithyā jīvasya jīvitam ”
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
matto* -
matta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
gajam -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mithyā* -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jīvasya -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]