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 3.95.30

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यदैव हि मनस्तत्त्वमुत्थितं ब्रह्मणः पदात् ।
तदैव कर्म जन्तूनां जीवो देहतया स्थितः ॥ ३० ॥

yadaiva hi manastattvamutthitaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt |
tadaiva karma jantūnāṃ jīvo dehatayā sthitaḥ || 30 ||

Therefore no sooner did the principle of the mind spring from the essence of Brahma, than it was accompanied by its thoughts and actions in the bodies, which the living beings assumed, according to their prior deserts and in-born desires.
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 (3.95.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Manastattva, Utthita, Brahman, Brahmana, Pada, Tada, Karman, Jantu, Jiva, Deha, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.95.30). 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: “yadaiva hi manastattvamutthitaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt ”
yadai -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
manastattvam -
manastattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manastattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
utthitam -
utthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utthita (noun, neuter)

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

utthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padāt -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “tadaiva karma jantūnāṃ jīvo dehatayā sthitaḥ ”
tadai -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jantūnām -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]