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 1.18.55

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शरीरश्वभ्रशायिन्या पिशाच्या पेशलाङ्गया ।
अहंकारचमत्कृत्या छलेन छलिता वयम् ॥ ५५ ॥

śarīraśvabhraśāyinyā piśācyā peśalāṅgayā |
ahaṃkāracamatkṛtyā chalena chalitā vayam || 55 ||

We are deceived by the delusion of egoism, which like a female fiend (sorceress) lies hid within the cavity of the body with all her sorcery.
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 (1.18.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Shvabhra, Shayini, Pishaci, Peshala, Anga, Ahankara, Camatkriti, Chala, Chalita, Vaya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.55). 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: “śarīraśvabhraśāyinyā piśācyā peśalāṅgayā ”
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāyinyā -
śāyinī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
piśācyā -
piśācī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
peśalā -
peśala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

peśala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

peśalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṅgayā -
āṅgā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ahaṃkāracamatkṛtyā chalena chalitā vayam ”
ahaṅkāra -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
camatkṛtyā -
camatkṛti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
chalena -
chala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

chala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
chalitā* -
chalita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

chalitā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]