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 4.42.22

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क्षेत्रं शरीरमित्याहुस्तदसौ वेत्त्यखण्डितम् ।
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं तेन क्षेत्रज्ञ इति कथ्यते ॥ २२ ॥

kṣetraṃ śarīramityāhustadasau vettyakhaṇḍitam |
sabāhyābhyantaraṃ tena kṣetrajña iti kathyate || 22 ||

It is so named from its familiarity with the body or Kshetra, and its knowledge of the inward and outward actions of it.
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 (4.42.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshetra, Sharira, Iti, Itya, Tada, Akhandita, Bahyabhyantara, Tad, Tena, Kshetrajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.22). 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: “kṣetraṃ śarīramityāhustadasau vettyakhaṇḍitam ”
kṣetram -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ityā -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
āhus -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sau -
si (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vettya -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
akhaṇḍitam -
akhaṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

akhaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sabāhyābhyantaraṃ tena kṣetrajña iti kathyate ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bāhyābhyantaram -
bāhyābhyantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāhyābhyantara (noun, neuter)

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

bāhyābhyantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kṣetrajña* -
kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]