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 4.36.18

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स्वयं स्वकलनाभोगादनन्तं पदमुज्झता ।
अहमस्मीति भावेन गच्छता ज्ञपदं शनैः ॥ १८ ॥

svayaṃ svakalanābhogādanantaṃ padamujjhatā |
ahamasmīti bhāvena gacchatā jñapadaṃ śanaiḥ || 18 ||

It is led by its own error and of its own accord, to forget and forsake its state of infinitude;and then by assuming its individual personality of egoism (that I am), it is converted to an ignoramus.
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 (4.36.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Svaka, Nabh, Nabha, Ananta, Pada, Ujjhat, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Bhavena, Bhava, Gacchata, Jna, Shanaih, Shana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.36.18). 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: “svayaṃ svakalanābhogādanantaṃ padamujjhatā ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svaka -
svaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nābho -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gād -
ga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active third single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active third single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ujjhatā -
√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

ujjhat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ujjhat (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ujjhat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ahamasmīti bhāvena gacchatā jñapadaṃ śanaiḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhāvena -
bhāvena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
gacchatā* -
gacchatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jña -
jña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]