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 5.5.2

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दीर्घसंसारमायेयं राम राजसतामसैः ।
धार्यते जन्तुभिर्नित्यं सुस्तम्भैरिव मण्डपः ॥ २ ॥

dīrghasaṃsāramāyeyaṃ rāma rājasatāmasaiḥ |
dhāryate jantubhirnityaṃ sustambhairiva maṇḍapaḥ || 2 ||

Know Rama, this world to be a continuous illusion, and to be upheld by men of rajasa and tamasa natures, consisting of the properties of action and passions or ignorance, that support this illusory fabric, as the pillars bear up a building.
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 (5.5.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dirgha, Samsara, Aya, Iyam, Idam, Rama, Rajasa, Tamasa, Jantu, Nityam, Nitya, Sustambha, Iva, Mandapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.2). 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: “dīrghasaṃsāramāyeyaṃ rāma rājasatāmasaiḥ ”
dīrgha -
dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsāram -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āye -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
rājasa -
rājasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmasaiḥ -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tāmasa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “dhāryate jantubhirnityaṃ sustambhairiva maṇḍapaḥ ”
dhāryate -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
jantubhir -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sustambhair -
sustambha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
maṇḍapaḥ -
maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]