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 2.8.8

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न च निस्पन्दता लोके दृष्टेह शवतां विना ।
स्पन्दाच्च फलसंप्राप्तिस्तस्माद्दैवं निरर्थकम् ॥ ८ ॥

na ca nispandatā loke dṛṣṭeha śavatāṃ vinā |
spandācca phalasaṃprāptistasmāddaivaṃ nirarthakam || 8 ||

There is no one to be seen on earth that is motionless except the bodies of the dead; and if it is action that produces anything, it is useless to believe in destiny.
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 (2.8.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nispanda, Tas, Loka, Drishta, Drishti, Iha, Shavat, Vina, Spanda, Phalasa, Prapti, Tasmat, Tad, Daiva, Nirarthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.8.8). 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: “na ca nispandatā loke dṛṣṭeha śavatāṃ vinā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nispanda -
nispanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nispanda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
dṛṣṭe -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śavatām -
√śav -> śavat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śav class 1 verb]

√śav -> śavat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śav class 1 verb]

√śu -> śavat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śu class 1 verb]

√śu -> śavat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śu class 1 verb]

√śav (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

√śu (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “spandācca phalasaṃprāptistasmāddaivaṃ nirarthakam ”
spandāc -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalasam -
phalasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phalasa (noun, neuter)

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

phalasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāptis -
prāpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nirarthakam -
nirarthaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirarthaka (noun, neuter)

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