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 7.169.28

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अपूर्वैव घना निद्रा कापि सा तत्त्वदर्शिनाम् ।
प्रबुद्धानामपि हि या निमीलयति दृग्दृशौ ॥ २८ ॥

apūrvaiva ghanā nidrā kāpi sā tattvadarśinām |
prabuddhānāmapi hi yā nimīlayati dṛgdṛśau || 28 ||

How exquisite is the ecstasy of the right discerner of truth, who sees all within himself, which the external observer with his open eyes, finds as lying afar without himself.
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 (7.169.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apurva, Ghana, Nidra, Kapi, Tattvadarshin, Prabuddha, Api, Nimi, Ilayat, Drish, Drisha, Drishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.169.28). 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: “apūrvaiva ghanā nidrā kāpi sā tattvadarśinām ”
apūrvai -
apūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

apūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ghanā* -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ghanā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
kāpi -
kāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tattvadarśinām -
tattvadarśin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tattvadarśin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “prabuddhānāmapi hi yā nimīlayati dṛgdṛśau ”
prabuddhānām -
prabuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

prabuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prabuddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
nimī -
nimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ilayati -
√il -> ilayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √il]

√il -> ilayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √il]

√il (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
dṛg -
dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
dṛśau -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]