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 3.11.8

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यथा सौवर्णकटके दृश्यमानमिदं स्फुटम् ।
कटकत्वं तु नैवास्ति जगत्त्वं न तथा परे ॥ ८ ॥

yathā sauvarṇakaṭake dṛśyamānamidaṃ sphuṭam |
kaṭakatvaṃ tu naivāsti jagattvaṃ na tathā pare || 8 ||

The appearance of the world, is compared with that of a bracelet, because the one is as false as the other, and neither of them is real.
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 (3.11.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Sauvarna, Kataka, Drishyamana, Idam, Sphutam, Sphuta, Tva, Yushmad, Naiva, Asti, Jagat, Tatha, Pare, Para, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.11.8). 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: “yathā sauvarṇakaṭake dṛśyamānamidaṃ sphuṭam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sauvarṇa -
sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṭake -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sphuṭam -
sphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kaṭakatvaṃ tu naivāsti jagattvaṃ na tathā pare ”
kaṭaka -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
naivā -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pare -
pare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

para (noun, neuter)

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

parā (noun, feminine)

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

pari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]