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 5.58.42

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तावत्प्रक्षाल्यते धातुर्यावद्धेमैव शिष्यते ।
तावदालोक्यते सर्वं यावदात्मैव लभ्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

tāvatprakṣālyate dhāturyāvaddhemaiva śiṣyate |
tāvadālokyate sarvaṃ yāvadātmaiva labhyate || 42 ||

The ore is cleared and washed, until pure gold is obtained from it;and so long is spiritual knowledge to be cultivated by men, until spiritual light fills their souls.
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 (5.58.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Prakshalya, Tad, Yushmad, Dhatri, Dhatu, Yavaddha, Shishyata, Alokya, Alokin, Sarvam, Sarva, Yavat, Atman, Atma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.58.42). 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: “tāvatprakṣālyate dhāturyāvaddhemaiva śiṣyate ”
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prakṣālya -
prakṣālya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prakṣālya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakṣālya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
dhātur -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhātu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāvaddhe -
yāvaddhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

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

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

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

√śās (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “tāvadālokyate sarvaṃ yāvadātmaiva labhyate ”
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ālokya -
ālokya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ālokin (noun, masculine)

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

ālokin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ate -
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]