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 6.24.1

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भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
एकैव केवला दृष्टिर्निरापाया गतभ्रमा ।
विद्यते सर्ववित्त्वेषु सर्वश्रेष्ठा समुन्नता ॥ १ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca |
ekaiva kevalā dṛṣṭirnirāpāyā gatabhramā |
vidyate sarvavittveṣu sarvaśreṣṭhā samunnatā || 1 ||

Bhusunda continued:—All things being thus unstable, unprofitable and unpleasant to man, there is one reality only in the view of the wise, which is beyond all error and imperishable, and which though present in all things and all places, transcends the knowledge of all.
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 (6.24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhushunda, Eka, Kevala, Drishti, Gat, Abhrama, Sarvavittva, Sarvashreshtha, Samunnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.24.1). 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: “bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ”
bhuśuṇḍa* -
bhuśuṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “ekaiva kevalā dṛṣṭirnirāpāyā gatabhramā ”
ekai -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]

ekā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
kevalā* -
kevala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nirā -
nirā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pāyā* -
√pā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
gat -
gat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhramā -
abhramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “vidyate sarvavittveṣu sarvaśreṣṭhā samunnatā ”
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
sarvavittveṣu -
sarvavittva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sarvaśreṣṭhā -
sarvaśreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samunnatā -
samunnatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]