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 4.56.6

अकर्तृकं जगज्जालं भवत्वथ सकर्तृकम् ।
मा त्वमेतेन शबलं भावयन्नास्य चेतसि ॥ ६ ॥

akartṛkaṃ jagajjālaṃ bhavatvatha sakartṛkam |
mā tvametena śabalaṃ bhāvayannāsya cetasi || 6 ||

Whether the world is with or without an agent, or has a maker or not, yet you can not tell it as a real substance, except that it appears so to your mind.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.56.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Atha, Sakartrika, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Eta, Etad, Esha, Shabala, Bhavayat, Asya, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.56.6). 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: “akartṛkaṃ jagajjālaṃ bhavatvatha sakartṛkam
  • akartṛ -
  • akartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse jagajjālam*bh
  • bhavatva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sakartṛkam -
  • sakartṛka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakartṛka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakartṛkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ tvametena śabalaṃ bhāvayannāsya cetasi
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śabalam -
  • śabala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śabala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śabalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvayann -
  • bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]
  • āsya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
  • cetasi -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    cit (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.56.6

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.56.6 in Gujarati sript:
અકર્તૃકં જગજ્જાલં ભવત્વથ સકર્તૃકમ્ ।
મા ત્વમેતેન શબલં ભાવયન્નાસ્ય ચેતસિ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.56.6 in Telugu sript:
అకర్తృకం జగజ్జాలం భవత్వథ సకర్తృకమ్ ।
మా త్వమేతేన శబలం భావయన్నాస్య చేతసి ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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