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 4.56.33

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द्वे एवात्मनि विद्येते कर्तृताकर्तृतानघ ।
ययैव पश्यसि श्रेयस्तामाश्रित्य स्थिरो भव ॥ ३३ ॥

dve evātmani vidyete kartṛtākartṛtānagha |
yayaiva paśyasi śreyastāmāśritya sthiro bhava || 33 ||

Thus the properties both of causality and its want, reside in the soul; you may take it in any light, you may choose for your purpose, and rest content with your belief.
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 (4.56.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Eva, Mani, Kartrita, Anagha, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Tama, Ashritya, Sthira, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.56.33). 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: “dve evātmani vidyete kartṛtākartṛtānagha ”
dve -
dū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

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

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mani -
manī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

manī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

manī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vidyete -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third dual]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third dual]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third dual]
kartṛtā -
kartṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kartṛtā -
kartṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anagha -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “yayaiva paśyasi śreyastāmāśritya sthiro bhava ”
yayai -
yā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
śreyas -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
tāmā -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthiro* -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]