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 3.7.5

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चिन्मात्रं चेतनं विश्वमिति यज्ज्ञातवानसि ।
न किंचिदेव विज्ञातं भवता भवनाशनम् ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
cinmātraṃ cetanaṃ viśvamiti yajjñātavānasi |
na kiṃcideva vijñātaṃ bhavatā bhavanāśanam || 5 ||

Rama rejoined:—So it is; and even boys say this also, that if the whole world is mere Intelligence (chetana matrakam); then why call it by another name (as the world), and what is the use of giving admonition of it to anybody,
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 (3.7.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Cinmatra, Cetana, Vishva, Iti, Kincid, Iva, Vijnata, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhavana, Ashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.5). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “cinmātraṃ cetanaṃ viśvamiti yajjñātavānasi ”
cinmātram -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

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

cinmātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse yajjñātavānasi
Line 3: “na kiṃcideva vijñātaṃ bhavatā bhavanāśanam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcide -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vijñātam -
vijñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vijñāta (noun, neuter)

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

vijñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavatā -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhavanā -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśanam -
aśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśana (noun, neuter)

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

aśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]