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 1.18.2

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अज्ञोऽपि तज्ज्ञसदृशो वलितात्मचमत्कृतिः ।
युक्त्या भव्योऽप्यभव्योऽपि न जडो नापि चेतनः ॥ २ ॥

ajño'pi tajjñasadṛśo valitātmacamatkṛtiḥ |
yuktyā bhavyo'pyabhavyo'pi na jaḍo nāpi cetanaḥ || 2 ||

It is neither quiescent nor wholly sentient, neither ignorant nor quite intelligent. Its inherent soul is a wonder, and it is reason (and its absence) that makes it graceful or otherwise.
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 (1.18.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajna, Api, Tajjna, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Valita, Asmad, Kriti, Yukti, Yuktya, Bhavya, Apya, Abhavya, Jada, Nri, Cetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.2). 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: “ajño'pi tajjñasadṛśo valitātmacamatkṛtiḥ ”
ajño' -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tajjña -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tajjña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśo* -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

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

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
valitāt -
valita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

valita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √val class 1 verb], [ablative single from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √val class 1 verb], [ablative single from √val]
maca -
√mac (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mat -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
kṛtiḥ -
kṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

kṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yuktyā bhavyo'pyabhavyo'pi na jaḍo nāpi cetanaḥ ”
yuktyā* -
yukti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuktyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavyo' -
bhavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abhavyo' -
abhavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaḍo* -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cetanaḥ -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]