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 3.12.4

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तदात्मनि स्वयं किंचिच्चेत्यतामिव गच्छति ।
अगृहीतात्मकं संविदहंमर्शनपूर्वकम् ॥ ४ ॥

tadātmani svayaṃ kiṃciccetyatāmiva gacchati |
agṛhītātmakaṃ saṃvidahaṃmarśanapūrvakam || 4 ||

This chit or Intellect, then (i. e. after its inert quiescence), gets of itself an intellection (chetya) in itself, before assuming to itself consciousness or the knowledge of egoism.
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 (3.12.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Mani, Svayam, Kincid, Kincit, Iva, Gacchat, Agrihita, Maka, Samvida, Ham, Marshana, Purvakam, Purvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.12.4). 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: “tadātmani svayaṃ kiṃciccetyatāmiva gacchati ”
tadāt -
tada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mani -
manī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

manī (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kiñcic -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cetyatām -
√cit (verb class 0)

[imperative passive third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “agṛhītātmakaṃ saṃvidahaṃmarśanapūrvakam ”
agṛhītāt -
agṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

agṛhīta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makam -
maka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃvida (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃ -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
marśana -
marśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrvakam -
pūrvakam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrvaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvaka (noun, neuter)

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