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 3.81.64

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न विना द्रष्टतामस्ति दृश्यसत्ता कथंचन ।
पितृतेव विना पुत्रं द्वितेवैक्यपदं विना ॥ ६४ ॥

na vinā draṣṭatāmasti dṛśyasattā kathaṃcana |
pitṛteva vinā putraṃ dvitevaikyapadaṃ vinā || 64 ||

There can be no object of sight, unless there is a looker also, as there can be no child without its parent. This duality (of their mutual dependence upon one another), proceeds from the want of knowledge of their unity (i.e. the viewer, the view and the vision.
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 (3.81.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vina, Dra, Tama, Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Asatta, Katham, Katha, Cana, Putra, Dvita, Vaiki, Apada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.64). 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: “na vinā draṣṭatāmasti dṛśyasattā kathaṃcana ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
draṣ -
dra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭa -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāma -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sti -
sti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dṛśya -
dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

dṛśi (noun, feminine)

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

dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asattā -
asattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kathañ -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “pitṛteva vinā putraṃ dvitevaikyapadaṃ vinā ”
pitṛ -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
teva -
√tev (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
putram -
putra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

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

putrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvite -
dvita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vaikya -
vaiki (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
apadam -
apada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apada (noun, neuter)

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

apadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pad (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]