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 7.212.3

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संवित्तौ तु जगद्रूपं भासतेऽप्येवमेव तत् ।
मृगतृष्णेव मिथ्यैव दृश्यमानमपि त्वसत् ॥ ३ ॥

saṃvittau tu jagadrūpaṃ bhāsate'pyevameva tat |
mṛgatṛṣṇeva mithyaiva dṛśyamānamapi tvasat || 3 ||

It is in our consciousness, that the world appears in this manner, and is like the mirage in a desert, where its very unreality shows itself as a reality.
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 (7.212.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvitti, Samvitta, Jagat, Rupa, Bhasata, Apya, Tat, Tad, Mrigatrishna, Mrigatrishni, Iva, Mithya, Mithi, Drishyamana, Api, Tva, Asat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.212.3). 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: “saṃvittau tu jagadrūpaṃ bhāsate'pyevameva tat ”
saṃvittau -
saṃvitti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√saṃvid -> saṃvitta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √saṃvid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √saṃvid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √saṃvid class 2 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhāsate' -
bhāsatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhās (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
apye -
apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vameva -
√vam (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “mṛgatṛṣṇeva mithyaiva dṛśyamānamapi tvasat ”
mṛgatṛṣṇe -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

mṛgatṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mithyai -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithi (noun, masculine)

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

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mith (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
dṛśyamānam -
√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamānā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

dṛśyamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśyamāna (noun, neuter)

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

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asat -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]