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 3.57.47

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संवित्स्वप्नार्थयोर्द्वित्वं न कदाचन लभ्यते ।
यथा द्रवत्वपयसोर्यथा वा स्पन्दवातयोः ॥ ४७ ॥

saṃvitsvapnārthayordvitvaṃ na kadācana labhyate |
yathā dravatvapayasoryathā vā spandavātayoḥ || 47 ||

We do not find our dreams and desires, as distinct from our consciousness of them; they appertain to it in the same manner, as fluidity to water and motion to the air.
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 (3.57.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pna, Artha, Dvitva, Kada, Cana, Yatha, Dravatva, Payas, Spanda, Vata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.57.47). 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: “saṃvitsvapnārthayordvitvaṃ na kadācana labhyate ”
saṃvitsva -
√saṃvid (verb class 2)

[imperative middle second single]
pnā -
pnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthayor -
artha (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

artha (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
dvitvam -
dvitva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “yathā dravatvapayasoryathā vā spandavātayoḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dravatva -
dravatva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
payasor -
payas (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vātayoḥ -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

vātā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[genitive dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vā class 2 verb]