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 4.3.4

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स्मृतिर्न संभवत्येव सर्गादौ परमात्मनः ।
जन्माभावात्कथं कुत्र नभसीव महाद्रुमः ॥ ४ ॥

smṛtirna saṃbhavatyeva sargādau paramātmanaḥ |
janmābhāvātkathaṃ kutra nabhasīva mahādrumaḥ || 4 ||

The supreme being can have no remembrance of the past at the beginning of a new creation, owing to his want of a prior birth or death. Therefore this aerial arbour of reminiscence has no relation to Brahma.
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 (4.3.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smriti, Sambhava, Tyad, Sya, Sarga, Ada, Paramatman, Janmabhava, Katham, Katha, Kutra, Nabhas, Iva, Mahadruma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.3.4). 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: “smṛtirna saṃbhavatyeva sargādau paramātmanaḥ ”
smṛtir -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tye -
tyad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

syā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sargā -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paramātmanaḥ -
paramātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “janmābhāvātkathaṃ kutra nabhasīva mahādrumaḥ ”
janmābhāvāt -
janmābhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

janmābhāva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kutra -
kutra (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabhasī -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahādrumaḥ -
mahādruma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]