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 3.14.20

जीवशब्दार्थकलनाः समस्तकलनान्विताः ।
नेह काश्चन सन्तीति निश्चयोऽस्तु तवाचलः ॥ २० ॥

jīvaśabdārthakalanāḥ samastakalanānvitāḥ |
neha kāścana santīti niścayo'stu tavācalaḥ || 20 ||

Living soul is but a fictitious word, and it is heaped with many fictions, all of which, you must know for certain, do not apply to the soul.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.14.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiva, Jivan, Shabdartha, Kalana, Samasta, Vita, Cana, Sat, Santi, Iti, Nishcaya, Astu, Yushmad, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.20). 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: “jīvaśabdārthakalanāḥ samastakalanānvitāḥ
  • jīva -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śabdārtha -
  • śabdārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalanāḥ -
  • kalana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samasta -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalanān -
  • kalana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitāḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “neha kāścana santīti niścayo'stu tavācalaḥ
  • neha -
  • nah (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • santī -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścayo' -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.20

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.14.20 in Gujarati sript:
જીવશબ્દાર્થકલનાઃ સમસ્તકલનાન્વિતાઃ ।
નેહ કાશ્ચન સન્તીતિ નિશ્ચયોઽસ્તુ તવાચલઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.14.20 in Telugu sript:
జీవశబ్దార్థకలనాః సమస్తకలనాన్వితాః ।
నేహ కాశ్చన సన్తీతి నిశ్చయోఽస్తు తవాచలః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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