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 7.150.21

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उपदेष्टा मुनिरयमेषोऽत्र भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् ।
ब्रह्मैवाहमिवाभाति रूपमेतद्दिवाभ्रवत् ॥ २१ ॥

upadeṣṭā munirayameṣo'tra bhrāntimātrakam |
brahmaivāhamivābhāti rūpametaddivābhravat || 21 ||

That this sage is my preceptor and I am his pupil, is all a mistake; because I am in and the very Brahma, and the person sitting here by me, is as the man in the moon or in the cloud.
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 (7.150.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upadeshtri, Muni, Aya, Idam, Esha, Atra, Bhranti, Kah, Vaha, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.150.21). 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: “upadeṣṭā munirayameṣo'tra bhrāntimātrakam ”
upadeṣṭā -
upadeṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
munir -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣo' -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhrāntim -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “brahmaivāhamivābhāti rūpametaddivābhravat ”
brahmai -
√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative middle first single]
vāham -
vāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāha (noun, neuter)

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

vāhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ābhāti -
ābhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse rūpametaddivābhravat