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 3.81.25

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यदि सूर्यादिकं सर्वं जगदेकं जडं भवेत् ।
ततः किमात्मकं रूपं प्रकाशः स्यात्क्व वाथ किम् ॥ २५ ॥

yadi sūryādikaṃ sarvaṃ jagadekaṃ jaḍaṃ bhavet |
tataḥ kimātmakaṃ rūpaṃ prakāśaḥ syātkva vātha kim || 25 ||

If the sun and other luminous bodies in the world, were dull and dark in the beginning; then what was the nature of the primeval light and where did it abide?
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 (3.81.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Suri, Surin, Surya, Adika, Sarvam, Sarva, Jagada, Kah, Jada, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kimatmaka, Rupa, Prakasha, Syat, Sya, Kva, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.25). 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: “yadi sūryādikaṃ sarvaṃ jagadekaṃ jaḍaṃ bhavet ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sūryā -
sūri (noun, masculine)

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

sūrī (noun, feminine)

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

sūrin (noun, masculine)

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

sūrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sūr]

√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sūr]

sūryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ādikam -
ādika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ādika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagade -
jagada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jaḍam -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

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

jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “tataḥ kimātmakaṃ rūpaṃ prakāśaḥ syātkva vātha kim ”
tataḥ -
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]
kimātmakam -
kimātmaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimātmaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prakāśaḥ -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vātha -
√vā (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]