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 7.27.11

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यथा नौयायिनः स्थाणुतरुशैलादिवेपनम् ।
यथा शुक्तौ रजतधीस्तथा देहादि चेतसः ॥ ११ ॥

yathā nauyāyinaḥ sthāṇutaruśailādivepanam |
yathā śuktau rajatadhīstathā dehādi cetasaḥ || 11 ||

As a passenger in a boat beholds the rocks and trees on the bank to be in motion, and as one thinks a shell or conch to be composed of silver; so the mind mistakes the body for reality,
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 (7.27.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Nauyayin, Sthanu, Tarusha, Eladi, Vepana, Shukta, Shukti, Rajata, Dhi, Tatha, Deha, Cetas, Cetasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.27.11). 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: “yathā nauyāyinaḥ sthāṇutaruśailādivepanam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nauyāyinaḥ -
nauyāyin (noun, masculine)

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

nauyāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sthāṇu -
sthāṇu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sthāṇu (noun, neuter)

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

sthāṇu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
taruśai -
taruśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taruśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

taruśā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

elādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

elādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vepanam -
vepana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vepana (noun, neuter)

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

vepanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yathā śuktau rajatadhīstathā dehādi cetasaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śuktau -
śukta (noun, masculine)

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

śukti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śukti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuk -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuk class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuk class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuk class 1 verb]
rajata -
rajata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
dhīs -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dehā -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]