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 4.41.20

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नास्त्येषा परमार्थे न त्वेवं भावनयेद्धया ।
ज्ञो भूत्वा ज्ञेयसंप्राप्तो ज्ञास्यस्यस्यास्त्वमाशयम् ॥ २० ॥

nāstyeṣā paramārthe na tvevaṃ bhāvanayeddhayā |
jño bhūtvā jñeyasaṃprāpto jñāsyasyasyāstvamāśayam || 20 ||

When you are enlightened with the thought, that all this is inexistent in reality; you will then become the knower of the knowable (God), and understand the import of my lectures.
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 (4.41.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasti, Esha, Paramartha, Tva, Evam, Eva, Bhavanaya, Bhavana, Iddha, Jna, Jneya, Samprapta, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Yushmad, Ashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.20). 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: “nāstyeṣā paramārthe na tvevaṃ bhāvanayeddhayā ”
nāstye -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paramārthe -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tve -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhāvanaye -
bhāvanayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
iddhayā -
iddhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√indh -> iddhā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √indh class 7 verb]
Line 2: “jño bhūtvā jñeyasaṃprāpto jñāsyasyasyāstvamāśayam ”
jño* -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
jñeya -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
samprāpto* -
samprāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñāsyasya -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[future active second single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[future active second single]
asyās -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
āśayam -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]