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 7.8.18

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इति संकल्प एवान्तश्चिरभावनया यथा ।
अग्रस्थदृश्योपमया सत्यतामिव गच्छति ॥ १८ ॥

iti saṃkalpa evāntaścirabhāvanayā yathā |
agrasthadṛśyopamayā satyatāmiva gacchati || 18 ||

As a thought that is long dwelt upon and brooded over in the mind, comes to appear as really present before the sight of its entertainer.
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 (7.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Sankalpa, Eva, Tas, Cira, Bhavanaya, Bhavana, Yatha, Agra, Tha, Drishya, Drishi, Upama, Satyata, Iva, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.8.18). 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: “iti saṃkalpa evāntaścirabhāvanayā yathā ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
saṅkalpa* -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taś -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “agrasthadṛśyopamayā satyatāmiva gacchati ”
agras -
agra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśyo -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
upamayā -
upamā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
satyatām -
satyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]