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 2.18.50

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येनेहाननुभूतेऽर्थे दृष्टेनार्थेन बोधनम् ।
बोधोपकारफलदं तं दृष्टान्तं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ ५० ॥

yenehānanubhūte'rthe dṛṣṭenārthena bodhanam |
bodhopakāraphaladaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭāntaṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 50 ||

That thing which serves to explain the unapparent meaning (of a passage), by its illustration by some thing that is well known, and which may be useful to help the understanding (of the passage) is called a simile or Example.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.18.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Ihana, Bhuta, Bhuti, Artha, Drishta, Bodhana, Bodha, Upakara, Phalada, Drishtanta, Vidu, Vidus, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.50). 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: “yenehānanubhūte'rthe dṛṣṭenārthena bodhanam ”
yene -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
īhāna -
√īh -> īhāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhūte' -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

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

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

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

bhūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhūti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
dṛṣṭenā -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
arthena -
artha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bodhanam -
bodhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bodhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bodhopakāraphaladaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭāntaṃ vidurbudhāḥ ”
bodho -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
phaladam -
phalada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phalada (noun, neuter)

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

phaladā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭāntam -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vidur -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
budhāḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

budhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]