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 3.14.28

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवमेतत्कथं ब्रह्मन्नेकजीवेच्छयाखिलाः ।
जगज्जीवा न युज्यन्ते महाजीवैकतावशात् ॥ २८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
evametatkathaṃ brahmannekajīvecchayākhilāḥ |
jagajjīvā na yujyante mahājīvaikatāvaśāt || 28 ||

Rama asked said:—How comes it, O Brahman? that the totality of the living souls in the world, is guided by the will of one universal soul, which governs the whole, and to which all others are subject.
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 (3.14.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Evam, Eva, Etad, Katham, Katha, Jagajjiva, Mah, Maha, Ajiva, Ekata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.28). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “evametatkathaṃ brahmannekajīvecchayākhilāḥ ”
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]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse brahmannekajīvecchayākhilāḥ
Line 3: “jagajjīvā na yujyante mahājīvaikatāvaśāt ”
jagajjīvā* -
jagajjīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyante -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third plural]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ajīvai -
ajīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekatāva -
ekata (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśāt -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active third single]

√śās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]