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 7.176.22

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अविद्येयमनन्तेयमविद्यात्वेन चेतिता ।
ब्रह्मत्वेन परिज्ञाता भवति ब्रह्म निर्मलम् ॥ २२ ॥

avidyeyamananteyamavidyātvena cetitā |
brahmatvena parijñātā bhavati brahma nirmalam || 22 ||

These being seen in ignorance of their natures; appear as gross material bodies; but viewed in the clear light of their essence, they prove to be the display of the divine mind only.
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 (7.176.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Yama, Nantri, Iyam, Idam, Vena, Cetita, Brahmatva, Parijnata, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Brahma, Brahman, Nirmala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.176.22). 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: “avidyeyamananteyamavidyātvena cetitā ”
avidye -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[imperfect passive first single]
yama -
yama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nante -
nantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nam (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avidyāt -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vena -
vena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

va (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√van (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√van (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√ven (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cetitā -
√cit -> cetitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

√cit (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√cit (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Line 2: “brahmatvena parijñātā bhavati brahma nirmalam ”
brahmatvena -
brahmatva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
parijñātā* -
parijñāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parijñātā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nirmalam -
nirmala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirmala (noun, neuter)

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

nirmalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]