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 3.44.24

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तस्य तावद्वद कथं कीदृशी वापि सत्यता ।
अथवोत्तरकाले तु भङ्गुरत्वादवस्तु तत् ॥ २४ ॥

tasya tāvadvada kathaṃ kīdṛśī vāpi satyatā |
athavottarakāle tu bhaṅguratvādavastu tat || 24 ||

Say therefore what truth can there be in these visionary objects, which are altogether unsubstantial as dreams, and vanish in the end into airy nothing.
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 (3.44.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tavat, Vada, Katham, Katha, Kidrish, Kidrishi, Vapi, Vapin, Satyata, Athava, Uttarakala, Bhangura, Tva, Avastu, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.44.24). 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: “tasya tāvadvada kathaṃ kīdṛśī vāpi satyatā ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kīdṛśī -
kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kīdṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satyatā -
satyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “athavottarakāle tu bhaṅguratvādavastu tat ”
athavo -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uttarakāle -
uttarakāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

uttarakāla (noun, neuter)

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

uttarakālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhaṅgura -
bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]
avastu -
avastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]