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 3.119.12

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असदेव च सत्कार्यकरं भवति च स्थिरम् ।
बालानां मरणायैव वेतालभ्रान्तिसंभ्रमः ॥ १२ ॥

asadeva ca satkāryakaraṃ bhavati ca sthiram |
bālānāṃ maraṇāyaiva vetālabhrāntisaṃbhramaḥ || 12 ||

Sometimes an unreal shadow acts the part of a real substance, as the false apprehension of a ghost kills a lad with the fear of being killed by it.
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 (3.119.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Eva, Satkarya, Kara, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sthira, Bala, Marana, Vetala, Sambhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.119.12). 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: “asadeva ca satkāryakaraṃ bhavati ca sthiram ”
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

satkārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karam -
kara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthiram -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

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

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “bālānāṃ maraṇāyaiva vetālabhrāntisaṃbhramaḥ ”
bālānām -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
maraṇāyai -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
vetāla -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhrānti -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sambhramaḥ -
sambhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]