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 3.21.59

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रज्ज्वां सर्पभ्रमे नष्टे सत्यबोधवशात्सुते ।
सर्पो न नष्ट उन्नष्टो वेत्येवं कैव सा कथा ॥ ५९ ॥

rajjvāṃ sarpabhrame naṣṭe satyabodhavaśātsute |
sarpo na naṣṭa unnaṣṭo vetyevaṃ kaiva sā kathā || 59 ||

Again the fallacy of the snake in a rope being removed, the snake disappears of itself, and no one doubts of it any more.
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 (3.21.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajju, Sarpa, Bhrama, Bhrami, Nashta, Nashti, Satyabodha, Vasha, Sut, Suta, Suti, Unna, Evam, Eva, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.59). 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: “rajjvāṃ sarpabhrame naṣṭe satyabodhavaśātsute ”
rajjvām -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sarpa -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sṛp (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

bhrami (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhrami (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
naṣṭe -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

naṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
satyabodha -
satyabodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśāt -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sute -
sut (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

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

sutā (noun, feminine)

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

suti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “sarpo na naṣṭa unnaṣṭo vetyevaṃ kaiva sā kathā ”
sarpo* -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naṣṭa* -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
unnaṣ -
unna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√und -> unna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √und class 6 verb], [nominative single from √und class 7 verb]
ṭo* -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vetye -
√vī (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kathā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]