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 7.163.54

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अस्माच्छास्त्रवराद्वोधा जायन्ते ये विचारितात् ।
लवणैर्व्यञ्जनानीव भान्ति शास्त्रान्तराणि तैः ॥ ५४ ॥

asmācchāstravarādvodhā jāyante ye vicāritāt |
lavaṇairvyañjanānīva bhānti śāstrāntarāṇi taiḥ || 54 ||

The knowledge that you may derive, by weighing well the instructions given in this great work; will serve you as salt, in order to season and relish the teachings of other sastras, that are at best but sundry dishes before it.
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 (7.163.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Asma, Shastra, Avara, Udha, Jayanta, Yah, Yat, Vicarita, Lavana, Vyanjana, Iva, Shastri, Antara, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.163.54). 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: “asmācchāstravarādvodhā jāyante ye vicāritāt ”
asmācch -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
śāstra -
śāstṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śāstra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avarād -
avara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

avara (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]
vo -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
udhā* -
udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
vicāritāt -
vicārita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vicārita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “lavaṇairvyañjanānīva bhānti śāstrāntarāṇi taiḥ ”
lavaṇair -
lavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

lavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vyañjanānī -
vyañjana (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhānti -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
śāstrā -
śāstṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]

śāstra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
āntarāṇi -
āntara (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
taiḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]