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 4.23.32

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विद्यमानं घटं वायुः किंचित्स्पृशति नास्थितम् ।
यथा तथैव देही स्वां शरीरनगरीमिमाम् ॥ ३२ ॥

vidyamānaṃ ghaṭaṃ vāyuḥ kiṃcitspṛśati nāsthitam |
yathā tathaiva dehī svāṃ śarīranagarīmimām || 32 ||

As the air contained in a pot, is not felt by the touch like the pot itself, so is the living soul, which resides in the city of the body.
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 (4.23.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyamana, Ghata, Vayu, Kincid, Kincit, Sprishat, Nri, Asthita, Yatha, Tatha, Dehi, Dehin, Sva, Sharira, Nagari, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.32). 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: “vidyamānaṃ ghaṭaṃ vāyuḥ kiṃcitspṛśati nāsthitam ”
vidyamānam -
vidyamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidyamāna (noun, neuter)

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

vidyamānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
ghaṭam -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghaṭa (noun, neuter)

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

ghaṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāyuḥ -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
spṛśati -
√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]

√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]

√spṛś (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asthitam -
asthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asthita (noun, neuter)

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

asthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yathā tathaiva dehī svāṃ śarīranagarīmimām ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
dehī -
dehī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dehin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svām -
svā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nagarīm -
nagarī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]