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 3.21.61

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कल्पनापि निवर्तेत कल्पिता यदि केनचित् ।
सा शिला समपास्तैव या नेहास्ति कदाचन ॥ ६१ ॥

kalpanāpi nivarteta kalpitā yadi kenacit |
sā śilā samapāstaiva yā nehāsti kadācana || 61 ||

All imagery is at an end when there is no image at all, as the art of statuary must cease for want of stones on earth.
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 (3.21.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalpana, Api, Nivarta, Ita, Kalpita, Yadi, Yad, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit, Shila, Asti, Kada, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.61). 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: “kalpanāpi nivarteta kalpitā yadi kenacit ”
kalpanā -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nivarte -
nivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nivarta (noun, neuter)

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

nivartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
kalpitā* -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalpitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sā śilā samapāstaiva yā nehāsti kadācana ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śilā -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samapā -
samapa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āstai -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
nehā -
√nah (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]