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 3.79.5

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वह्नितामजहच्चैव कश्च वह्निरदाहकः ।
अवह्नेर्जायते वह्निः कस्माद्राजन्निरन्तरम् ॥ ५ ॥

vahnitāmajahaccaiva kaśca vahniradāhakaḥ |
avahnerjāyate vahniḥ kasmādrājannirantaram || 5 ||

What is it that has the nature of fire without its burning quality; and what is that unigneous substance which produces the fire and its flame.
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 (3.79.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Jahat, Kah, Vahni, Ada, Ahaka, Avahni, Jayat, Kasmat, Kim, Rajan, Rajat, Irat, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.5). 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: “vahnitāmajahaccaiva kaśca vahniradāhakaḥ ”
vahni -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tāma -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jahac -
jahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

jahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√hā -> jahat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> jahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vahnir -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adā -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
āhakaḥ -
āhaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “avahnerjāyate vahniḥ kasmādrājannirantaram ”
avahner -
avahni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

avahni (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
vahniḥ -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kasmād -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
rājann -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
iran -
√ir -> irat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
taram -
tara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

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

tarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]