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 1.23.17

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एकेनैव निमेषेण किंचिदुत्थापयत्यलम् ।
किंचिद्विनाशयत्युच्चैर्मनोराज्यवदाततः ॥ १७ ॥

ekenaiva nimeṣeṇa kiṃcidutthāpayatyalam |
kiṃcidvināśayatyuccairmanorājyavadātataḥ || 17 ||

Time like the mind is strong enough to create and demolish any thing in a trice, and its province is equally extensive with it.
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 (1.23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Nimesha, Kincid, Kincit, Uttha, Apayat, Alam, Ala, Vinasha, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Uccaih, Ucca, Manorajya, Vada, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.17). 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: “ekenaiva nimeṣeṇa kiṃcidutthāpayatyalam ”
ekenai -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nimeṣeṇa -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
utthā -
uttha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

utthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āpayatya -
√āp -> āpayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √āp]

√āp -> āpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp], [locative single from √āp]

√i -> āpayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i]

√i -> āpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i], [locative single from √i]

√āp (verb class 0)

[present active third single]

√i (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kiṃcidvināśayatyuccairmanorājyavadātataḥ ”
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yatyu -
yati (noun, masculine)

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

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

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

yatī (noun, feminine)

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

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
manorājya -
manorājya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadāt -
vada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]