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 7.125.65

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भास्वरं शक्रकोदण्डं यथा नानेव शून्यकम् ।
आभासमात्रमेवायं तथा दृश्यात्मको भ्रमः ॥ ६५ ॥

bhāsvaraṃ śakrakodaṇḍaṃ yathā nāneva śūnyakam |
ābhāsamātramevāyaṃ tathā dṛśyātmako bhramaḥ || 65 ||

He is conscious of the fallacy of phenomenal appearances, which he knows to be no more than as the variegated rainbow reflected in empty air.
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 (7.125.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhasvara, Shakraka, Danda, Yatha, Nana, Iva, Shunyaka, Abhasa, Atra, Eva, Aya, Idam, Tatha, Drishya, Maka, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.125.65). 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: “bhāsvaraṃ śakrakodaṇḍaṃ yathā nāneva śūnyakam ”
bhāsvaram -
bhāsvara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāsvara (noun, neuter)

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

bhāsvarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śakrako -
śakraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daṇḍam -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nāne -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śūnyakam -
śūnyaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnyaka (noun, neuter)

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

śūnyakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ābhāsamātramevāyaṃ tathā dṛśyātmako bhramaḥ ”
ābhāsam -
ābhāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābhāsa (noun, neuter)

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

ābhāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

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

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛśyāt -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
mako* -
maka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhramaḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]