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 4.18.62

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जीवान्तर्जायते जीवस्तस्यान्तरपि जीवकः ।
सर्वत्र रम्भादलवज्जीवो जीवान्तरेव हि ॥ ६२ ॥

jīvāntarjāyate jīvastasyāntarapi jīvakaḥ |
sarvatra rambhādalavajjīvo jīvāntareva hi || 62 ||

One living being is born in another, and that again within another, like the coatings of plantain trees, which grow one under the other over the inmost pith.
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 (4.18.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiva, Tarja, Tad, Yushmad, Tas, Api, Jivaka, Sarvatra, Rambha, Ala, Vajji,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.62). 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: “jīvāntarjāyate jīvastasyāntarapi jīvakaḥ ”
jīvān -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tarjāya -
tarja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

tarja (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
jīvas -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
āntar -
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jīvakaḥ -
jīvaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvatra rambhādalavajjīvo jīvāntareva hi ”
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rambhād -
rambha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

rambha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vajjī -
vajji (noun, masculine)

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

vajji (noun, feminine)

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

vajji (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ivo* -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
jīvān -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tareva -
√tṝ (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable particle]