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 4.2.20

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नोद्यन्ति नच नश्यन्ति नायान्ति नच यान्ति च ।
महाशिलासु लेखानां सन्निवेशा इवाचलाः ॥ २० ॥

nodyanti naca naśyanti nāyānti naca yānti ca |
mahāśilāsu lekhānāṃ sanniveśā ivācalāḥ || 20 ||

It does not come to existence nor dissolves into nothing, nor appears or sets at any time; but resembles a crystal glass with certain marks in it, which can never be effaced.
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 (4.2.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nodin, Nodya, Anti, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Naya, Yantin, Yanti, Mahashila, Lekha, Lekhana, Sannivesha, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.2.20). 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: “nodyanti naca naśyanti nāyānti naca yānti ca ”
nodya -
nodin (noun, masculine)

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

nodin (noun, neuter)

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

nodya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nodya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nud -> nodya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nud]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naśyanti -
naśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
nāyā -
nāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mahāśilāsu lekhānāṃ sanniveśā ivācalāḥ ”
mahāśilāsu -
mahāśilā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
lekhānām -
lekha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

lekhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√lakh -> lekhānā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √lakh class 1 verb]
sanniveśā* -
sanniveśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acalāḥ -
acala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

acalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]