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 7.189.20

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एवमित्थं दशा राम पिण्डबन्धः क्व विद्यते ।
भ्रान्तिरेवेदमखिलं ब्रह्मैवाभातमेव वा ॥ २० ॥

evamitthaṃ daśā rāma piṇḍabandhaḥ kva vidyate |
bhrāntirevedamakhilaṃ brahmaivābhātameva vā || 20 ||

How is it possible, O Rama, for the intelligent soul, to be thus confined in a clod of earth, all this must either be an illusory scene, or a representation of Brahma 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 (7.189.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Ittham, Ittha, Dasha, Rama, Pinda, Bandha, Kva, Bhranti, Idam, Akhila, Brahma, Brahman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.189.20). 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: “evamitthaṃ daśā rāma piṇḍabandhaḥ kva vidyate ”
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]
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
daśā* -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

daśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
piṇḍa -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√piṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bandhaḥ -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “bhrāntirevedamakhilaṃ brahmaivābhātameva vā ”
bhrāntir -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
akhilam -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhila (noun, neuter)

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

akhilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmai -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
abhātam -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]