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 7.20.17

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अज्ञानस्य महाग्रन्थेर्मिथ्यावेद्यात्मनोऽसतः ।
अहमित्यर्थरूपस्य भेदो मोक्ष इति स्मृतः ॥ १७ ॥

ajñānasya mahāgranthermithyāvedyātmano'sataḥ |
ahamityartharūpasya bhedo mokṣa iti smṛtaḥ || 17 ||

We remain confined to this world of ignorance, as long as we enjoy the idea of ego; but as soon as we give up the idea of ego, we become a free man.
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 (7.20.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnana, Mah, Maha, Granthi, Mithya, Avedya, Mana, Manas, Manu, Asat, Aha, Asmad, Ityartha, Rupa, Bheda, Moksha, Iti, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.20.17). 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: “ajñānasya mahāgranthermithyāvedyātmano'sataḥ ”
ajñānasya -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
granther -
granthi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√granth (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
mithyā -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√mith -> mithya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mith]

mithya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mithya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avedyāt -
avedya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

avedya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mano' -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
asataḥ -
asat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “ahamityartharūpasya bhedo mokṣa iti smṛtaḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ityartha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpasya -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
bhedo* -
bheda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mokṣa* -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]