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 7.204.2

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अर्थो वेदनसंकेतः शब्दो जलरवोपमः ।
दृश्यमेतच्चिदाभानं स्वप्नवत्क्वाभवज्जगत् ॥ २ ॥

artho vedanasaṃketaḥ śabdo jalaravopamaḥ |
dṛśyametaccidābhānaṃ svapnavatkvābhavajjagat || 2 ||

Again the significant words that [are] the symbols of the objects of our knowledge, are as insignificant as the hissing murmurs of waters and waves, and the phenomenal is but a semblance of the noumenal, as a dream is the rechauffe or reflection of the mind, and the visible world, is but a recast of the visionary dream.
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 (7.204.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Vedana, Sanketa, Shabda, Jala, Rava, Upama, Drishya, Etad, Cit, Abha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.204.2). 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: “artho vedanasaṃketaḥ śabdo jalaravopamaḥ ”
artho* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vedana -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅketaḥ -
saṅketa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śabdo* -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jala -
jala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ravo -
rava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ru (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
upamaḥ -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dṛśyametaccidābhānaṃ svapnavatkvābhavajjagat ”
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
etac -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ābhān -
ābha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse svapnavatkvābhavajjagat