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 3.79.10

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निमेष एव कः कल्पः कः कल्पोऽपि निमेषकः ।
किं प्रत्यक्षमसद्रूपं किं चेतनमचेतनम् ॥ १० ॥

nimeṣa eva kaḥ kalpaḥ kaḥ kalpo'pi nimeṣakaḥ |
kiṃ pratyakṣamasadrūpaṃ kiṃ cetanamacetanam || 10 ||

To whom is a twinkling of the eye, as long as a Kalpa millennium; and a whole age but a moment? Who is he whose omnipresence is equal to his absence, and whose omniscience is alike his total ignorance?
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 (3.79.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimesha, Eva, Kah, Kalpa, Api, Nimeshaka, Kim, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Asat, Rupa, Cetana, Acetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.10). 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: “nimeṣa eva kaḥ kalpaḥ kaḥ kalpo'pi nimeṣakaḥ ”
nimeṣa* -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalpaḥ -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalpo' -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nimeṣakaḥ -
nimeṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kiṃ pratyakṣamasadrūpaṃ kiṃ cetanamacetanam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pratyakṣam -
pratyakṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
acetanam -
acetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acetana (noun, neuter)

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

acetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]