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 3.18.19

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लीलोवाच ।
दृश्यते कारणात्कार्यं सुविलक्षणमम्बिके ।
अम्ब्वादातुमशक्ता मृद्धटस्तज्जस्तदास्पदम् ॥ १९ ॥

līlovāca |
dṛśyate kāraṇātkāryaṃ suvilakṣaṇamambike |
ambvādātumaśaktā mṛddhaṭastajjastadāspadam || 19 ||

Lila replied:—"But we often see, O goddess! dissimilar effects to be produced from similar causes: thus, the earth and earthen pot though similar in their substance, yet the one is seen to melt in water, and the other to carry water in it."
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 (3.18.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lila, Drishyata, Karana, Karya, Lakshana, Ambika, Ambu, Datu, Ashakta, Mriddha, Tajja, Tada, Aspada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.19). 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: “līlovāca ”
līlo -
līla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

līla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

līlā (noun, feminine)

[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: “dṛśyate kāraṇātkāryaṃ suvilakṣaṇamambike ”
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
kāraṇāt -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

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

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
suvi -
sū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ambike -
ambika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ambikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “ambvādātumaśaktā mṛddhaṭastajjastadāspadam ”
ambvā -
ambu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
dātum -
√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dai -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dai]

√de -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √de]

dātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

dātu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aśaktā* -
aśakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aśaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mṛddha -
mṛddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mṛdh -> mṛddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛdh class 6 verb]

√mṛdh -> mṛddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛdh class 6 verb]
ṭas -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tajjas -
tajja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āspadam -
āspada (noun, neuter)

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