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 3.64.30

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स्वकर्मभिस्ततो जन्ममृतिकारणतां गतैः ।
प्रयान्त्यूर्ध्वमधस्ताद्वा कर्म चित्स्पन्द उच्यते ॥ ३० ॥

svakarmabhistato janmamṛtikāraṇatāṃ gataiḥ |
prayāntyūrdhvamadhastādvā karma citspanda ucyate || 30 ||

So the personal acts of people are the causes of their repeated births and deaths in this or other worlds; and they ascend higher or sink lower by virtue of their good or bad deeds, which proceed from their hearts and the nature of their souls.
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 (3.64.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svakarman, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Janma, Karanata, Gata, Pra, Praya, Anti, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Adhastat, Karman, Cit, Spanda, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.64.30). 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: “svakarmabhistato janmamṛtikāraṇatāṃ gataiḥ ”
svakarmabhis -
svakarman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
janmam -
janma (noun, neuter)

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

janman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
ṛti -
ṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kāraṇatām -
kāraṇatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gataiḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “prayāntyūrdhvamadhastādvā karma citspanda ucyate ”
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antyū -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

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

antī (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhastād -
adhastāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhastāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]

adhastāt (noun, feminine)

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

adhastāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
spanda* -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]