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 3.11.10

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कज्जलान्न यथा कार्ष्ण्यं शैत्यं च न यथा हिमात् ।
पृथगेवं भवेद्बुद्धं जगन्नास्ति परे पदे ॥ १० ॥

kajjalānna yathā kārṣṇyaṃ śaityaṃ ca na yathā himāt |
pṛthagevaṃ bhavedbuddhaṃ jagannāsti pare pade || 10 ||

As the collyrium is no other than blackness, and as there is no difference between frost and its coldness, so the world is not otherwise than the great Brahma himself.
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 (3.11.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kajjala, Yatha, Karshnya, Shaitya, Hima, Prithak, Evam, Eva, Buddha, Jagat, Asti, Pare, Para, Pari, Pada, Padi, Pad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.11.10). 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: “kajjalānna yathā kārṣṇyaṃ śaityaṃ ca na yathā himāt ”
kajjalānn -
kajjala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kārṣṇyam -
kārṣṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārṣṇya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaityam -
śaitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
himāt -
hima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

hima (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “pṛthagevaṃ bhavedbuddhaṃ jagannāsti pare pade ”
pṛthag -
pṛthak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
buddham -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagann -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

para (noun, neuter)

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

parā (noun, feminine)

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

pari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
pade -
pada (noun, neuter)

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

padi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]