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 7.174.4

जाग्रति स्वप्ननगरं यादृक्तादृगिदं जगत् ।
परिज्ञातं भवेदत्र कथमास्था विवेकिनः ॥ ४ ॥

jāgrati svapnanagaraṃ yādṛktādṛgidaṃ jagat |
parijñātaṃ bhavedatra kathamāsthā vivekinaḥ || 4 ||

This world appearing like a city seen in our dream, in our waking state; is not worthy of reliance of the wise, who are well acquainted with its nature of a visionary appearance.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.174.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagrat, Jagrati, Svapna, Nagara, Yadrish, Tadrik, Tadrish, Idam, Jagat, Parijnata, Atra, Katham, Katha, Astha, Vivekin, Viveki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.174.4). 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: “jāgrati svapnanagaraṃ yādṛktādṛgidaṃ jagat
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • svapna -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yādṛk -
  • yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tādṛg -
  • tādṛk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “parijñātaṃ bhavedatra kathamāsthā vivekinaḥ
  • parijñātam -
  • parijñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parijñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parijñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsthā* -
  • āsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle second single]
  • vivekinaḥ -
  • vivekin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivekin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivekī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.174.4

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.174.4 in Gujarati sript:
જાગ્રતિ સ્વપ્નનગરં યાદૃક્તાદૃગિદં જગત્ ।
પરિજ્ઞાતં ભવેદત્ર કથમાસ્થા વિવેકિનઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.174.4 in Telugu sript:
జాగ్రతి స్వప్ననగరం యాదృక్తాదృగిదం జగత్ ।
పరిజ్ఞాతం భవేదత్ర కథమాస్థా వివేకినః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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