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 5.74.22

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नास्त्यविद्येति संजाते निश्चये शास्त्रयुक्तितः ।
गलत्यविद्या तापेन तुषारकणिका यथा ॥ २२ ॥

nāstyavidyeti saṃjāte niścaye śāstrayuktitaḥ |
galatyavidyā tāpena tuṣārakaṇikā yathā || 22 ||

As the mind arrives to certain truths, by the light of the sastras and reason; so its errors fastly fade away like icicles, melting under the heat of the solar rays.
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 (5.74.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasti, Avidya, Iti, Sanjata, Sanjati, Nishcaya, Shastra, Yuktitah, Tapa, Tushara, Kanika, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.74.22). 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: “nāstyavidyeti saṃjāte niścaye śāstrayuktitaḥ ”
nāstya -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avidye -
avidya (noun, masculine)

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

avidya (noun, neuter)

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

avidyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[imperfect passive first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sañjāte -
sañjāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sañjāta (noun, neuter)

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

sañjātā (noun, feminine)

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

sañjāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sañjāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
niścaye -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śāstra -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “galatyavidyā tāpena tuṣārakaṇikā yathā ”
galatya -
√gal (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
avidyā -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tāpena -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tuṣāra -
tuṣāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṇikā* -
kaṇika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaṇikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]