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 6.114.5

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कनकव्यतिरेकेण केयूरं येन भावितम् ।
केयूरमेव तत्तस्य न तस्य कनकं हि तत् ॥ ५ ॥

kanakavyatirekeṇa keyūraṃ yena bhāvitam |
keyūrameva tattasya na tasya kanakaṃ hi tat || 5 ||

He who looks at the jewel without looking into the gold whereof it is made, is deluded by the finery of the jewellery, without knowing the value of the precious metal of which it is made.
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 (6.114.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanaka, Vyatirekena, Vyatireka, Keyura, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bhavita, Eva, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.114.5). 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: “kanakavyatirekeṇa keyūraṃ yena bhāvitam ”
kanaka -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

vyatireka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
keyūram -
keyūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

keyūra (noun, neuter)

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

keyūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhāvitam -
bhāvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāvita (noun, neuter)

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

bhāvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
Line 2: “keyūrameva tattasya na tasya kanakaṃ hi tat ”
keyūram -
keyūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

keyūra (noun, neuter)

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

keyūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kanakam -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

kanakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]