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 4.48.31

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अज्ञातज्ञेयबुद्धेस्तु श्रोत्रियस्य तया तया ।
न विशश्राम चेतोऽस्य पवित्रेऽपि धरातले ॥ ३१ ॥

ajñātajñeyabuddhestu śrotriyasya tayā tayā |
na viśaśrāma ceto'sya pavitre'pi dharātale || 31 ||

But not knowing the knowable (Brahma), his mind could not find its rest in his ceremonial acts, nor found its purity on the surface of the stainless earth.
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 (4.48.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnata, Jneya, Buddhi, Shrotriya, Visha, Shrama, Cetri, Cetas, Cetu, Ceta, Idam, Pavitri, Pavitra, Api, Dharatala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.48.31). 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: “ajñātajñeyabuddhestu śrotriyasya tayā tayā ”
ajñāta -
ajñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second plural]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second plural]
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]
buddhes -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śrotriyasya -
śrotriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śrotriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “na viśaśrāma ceto'sya pavitre'pi dharātale ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

viśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√viś (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√śrā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]

√śrā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
ceto' -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cetu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
pavitre' -
pavitṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pavitra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pavitra (noun, neuter)

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

pavitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dharātale -
dharātala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharātala (noun, neuter)

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