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 3.11.14

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क्वासंभवद्भूतजाड्यं पृथ्व्यादेर्जडवस्तुनः ।
कार्यकारणं भवितुं शक्तं छायायाश्चातपो यथा ॥ १४ ॥

kvāsaṃbhavadbhūtajāḍyaṃ pṛthvyāderjaḍavastunaḥ |
kāryakāraṇaṃ bhavituṃ śaktaṃ chāyāyāścātapo yathā || 14 ||

How is it possible for a dull material object to have any other cause but a material one; just as it is not the light (but some solid substance), that is the cause of a shadow.
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 (3.11.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhuta, Jadya, Prithvi, Adi, Jada, Vastu, Karyakarana, Shakta, Chaya, Apas, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.11.14). 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: “kvāsaṃbhavadbhūtajāḍyaṃ pṛthvyāderjaḍavastunaḥ ”
kvā -
ku (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavad -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
jāḍyam -
jāḍya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthvyā -
pṛthvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
āder -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jaḍa -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vastunaḥ -
vastu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kāryakāraṇaṃ bhavituṃ śaktaṃ chāyāyāścātapo yathā ”
kāryakāraṇam -
kāryakāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavitum -
√bhū -> bhavitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhū]
śaktam -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakta (noun, neuter)

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

śaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
chāyāyāś -
chāyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
apo* -
apas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, neuter)

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

ap (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]