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 4.18.22

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ब्रह्मणः कारणं किं स्यादिति वक्तुं न युज्यते ।
स्वभावो निर्विशेषत्वात्परो वक्तुं न युज्यते ॥ २२ ॥

brahmaṇaḥ kāraṇaṃ kiṃ syāditi vaktuṃ na yujyate |
svabhāvo nirviśeṣatvātparo vaktuṃ na yujyate || 22 ||

He must not attribute causality to what is not the cause, nor impute the causation of material bodies to the immaterial spirit of God, that is the prime and supreme cause of all (as the Prototype). We must reason rightly regarding what is certain truth, and not argue falsely about what transcends our knowledge.
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 (4.18.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Karana, Kim, Syat, Sya, Iti, Svabhava, Nirvisheshatva, Parah, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.22). 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: “brahmaṇaḥ kāraṇaṃ kiṃ syāditi vaktuṃ na yujyate ”
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “svabhāvo nirviśeṣatvātparo vaktuṃ na yujyate ”
svabhāvo* -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirviśeṣatvāt -
nirviśeṣatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]