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 4.17.11

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एवं नगरवृन्दानि नभस्संकल्परूपिणि ।
सन्ति तानि न दृश्यन्ते मिथ्याज्ञानदृशं विना ॥ ११ ॥

evaṃ nagaravṛndāni nabhassaṃkalparūpiṇi |
santi tāni na dṛśyante mithyājñānadṛśaṃ vinā || 11 ||

So are all places and things but imaginary ideas, and show themselves as real objects, to the purblind sight of the ignorant only.
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 (4.17.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Nagara, Vrinda, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Sankalpa, Rupin, Rupini, Sat, Santi, Tad, Tani, Mithyajnana, Drisham, Drisha, Drish, Vina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.17.11). 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: “evaṃ nagaravṛndāni nabhassaṃkalparūpiṇi ”
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]
nagara -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛndāni -
vṛnda (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nabhas -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

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

nabhas (noun, neuter)

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

nabh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpiṇi -
rūpiṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)

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

rūpiṇī (noun, neuter)

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

rūpin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “santi tāni na dṛśyante mithyājñānadṛśaṃ vinā ”
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
tāni -
tānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, feminine)

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

tānī (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśyante -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
mithyājñāna -
mithyājñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśam -
dṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]