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 3.26.45

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असदेवाङ्ग सदिव भाति पृथ्व्यादिवेदनात् ।
यथा बालस्य वेतालो नाभाति तदवेदनात् ॥ ४५ ॥

asadevāṅga sadiva bhāti pṛthvyādivedanāt |
yathā bālasya vetālo nābhāti tadavedanāt || 45 ||

Belief in materialism leads one to think his unreal earthly frame as real, as a boy's belief in ghosts makes him take a shadow for a spirit.
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 (3.26.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Eva, Anga, Sad, Sadi, Prithvi, Vedana, Yatha, Bala, Vetala, Nabh, Nabha, Ati, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.26.45). 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: “asadevāṅga sadiva bhāti pṛthvyādivedanāt ”
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sadi (noun, neuter)

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

sad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sad (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
pṛthvyā -
pṛthvī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vedanāt -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “yathā bālasya vetālo nābhāti tadavedanāt ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bālasya -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vetālo* -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nābhā -
nābha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nābha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nābh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

nābhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedanāt -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]