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 7.189.19

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मूलादेवैवमायातो मिथ्यानुभवनात्मकः ।
मोहो ब्रह्मण एवायमित्यस्त्येष महात्मनाम् ॥ १९ ॥

mūlādevaivamāyāto mithyānubhavanātmakaḥ |
moho brahmaṇa evāyamityastyeṣa mahātmanām || 19 ||

This our fallacy of materiality, has come to us from our very source in Brahma—the creator; who entertained the false idea of the material world, and transmitted this error even into the minds of the wise and very great souls.
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 (7.189.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mula, Eva, Evam, Ayata, Ayat, Mithya, Vana, Maka, Moha, Brahman, Brahmana, Mit, Miti, Mitya, Asti, Astya, Esha, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.189.19). 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: “mūlādevaivamāyāto mithyānubhavanātmakaḥ ”
mūlād -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
evai -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyāto* -
āyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mithyān -
mithya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ubha -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vanāt -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makaḥ -
maka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “moho brahmaṇa evāyamityastyeṣa mahātmanām ”
moho* -
moha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brahmaṇa* -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evāya -
eva (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
mitya -
miti (noun, feminine)

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

mitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mi -> mitya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mi]

mit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
astye -
asti (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

astya (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mahātmanām -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]