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 7.169.16

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या निशा सर्वभूतानामविद्यास्तमयात्मिका ।
परो बोधः परा शान्तिस्तत्रासौ सममास्थितः ॥ १६ ॥

yā niśā sarvabhūtānāmavidyāstamayātmikā |
paro bodhaḥ parā śāntistatrāsau samamāsthitaḥ || 16 ||

The man of transcendent knowledge, and perfect peace and tranquillity of his mind and soul; remains as blind to the splendours of day as the purblind owl, and as quiet as any body in the darkness of night, when the whole creation sleeps in the gloom of ignorance and unconsciousness.
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 (7.169.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nish, Nisha, Sarvabhuta, Avidya, Tama, Atmika, Parah, Para, Bodha, Shanti, Samam, Sama, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.169.16). 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: “yā niśā sarvabhūtānāmavidyāstamayātmikā ”
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
niśā -
niś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

niśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvabhūtānām -
sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
avidyās -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tamayā -
tamā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ātmikā -
ātmikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “paro bodhaḥ parā śāntistatrāsau samamāsthitaḥ ”
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodhaḥ -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parā -
parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāntis -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tatrāsau -
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsthitaḥ -
āsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]