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 3.79.22

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कल्पः कस्य निमेषस्य बीजस्येवान्तरस्थितः ।
कः प्रयोजनकर्तृत्वमप्यनाश्रित्य कारकः ॥ २२ ॥

kalpaḥ kasya nimeṣasya bījasyevāntarasthitaḥ |
kaḥ prayojanakartṛtvamapyanāśritya kārakaḥ || 22 ||

Whose glance is it, that causes the production of the world, as from its seed; and who is it that creates the world without any motive or material?
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 (3.79.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalpa, Kah, Kim, Nimesha, Bija, Ivat, Tara, Sthita, Prayojana, Kartritva, Api, Apya, Ana, Ashritya, Karaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.22). 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: “kalpaḥ kasya nimeṣasya bījasyevāntarasthitaḥ ”
kalpaḥ -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nimeṣasya -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
bījasye -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
īvān -
īvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tara -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “kaḥ prayojanakartṛtvamapyanāśritya kārakaḥ ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prayojana -
prayojana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartṛtvam -
kartṛtva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anā -
anā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārakaḥ -
kāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]