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 3.7.42

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आदावेव हि नोत्पन्नं यत्तस्येहास्तिता कुतः ।
कुतो मरौ जलसरिद्द्वितीयेन्दौ कुतो ग्रहः ॥ ४२ ॥

ādāveva hi notpannaṃ yattasyehāstitā kutaḥ |
kuto marau jalasariddvitīyendau kuto grahaḥ || 42 ||

How can that be said to have its being, which was not brought into being before, and how can there be a rivulet in the mirage, or the ring of an eclipse in the moon?
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 (3.7.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adau, Ada, Adi, Eva, Nri, Utpanna, Yatta, Iha, Astita, Kutah, Kuta, Mara, Maru, Jala, Sarit, Dvitiya, Indu, Graha, Grahas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.42). 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: “ādāveva hi notpannaṃ yattasyehāstitā kutaḥ ”
ādāve -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
no -
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]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
utpannam -
utpanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utpanna (noun, neuter)

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

utpannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yattasye -
yatta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yatta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √yat class 1 verb]

√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √yat class 1 verb]
īhā -
īha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
astitā -
astitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kuto marau jalasariddvitīyendau kuto grahaḥ ”
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
marau -
mara (noun, masculine)

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

maru (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sarid -
sarit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
dvitīye -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

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

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

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

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indau -
indu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
grahaḥ -
grahas (noun, neuter)

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

graha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]