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 5.34.28

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ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्ररुद्राणां कारणानां जगत्स्थितौ ।
एतत्कारणमाद्यं तत्कारणं नास्य विद्यते ॥ २८ ॥

brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrāṇāṃ kāraṇānāṃ jagatsthitau |
etatkāraṇamādyaṃ tatkāraṇaṃ nāsya vidyate || 28 ||

The gods Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and Indra, who are causes of the existence of the world, all owe their origin to this prime cause, who has no cause of himself.
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 (5.34.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Vishnu, Indra, Rudra, Karana, Jagatsthiti, Jagatsthita, Etad, Adya, Tat, Tad, Nasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.28). 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: “brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrāṇāṃ kāraṇānāṃ jagatsthitau ”
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
viṣṇvi -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

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

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indra -
indra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rudrāṇām -
rudra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

rudra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

rudrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kāraṇānām -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jagatsthitau -
jagatsthiti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagatsthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

jagatsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “etatkāraṇamādyaṃ tatkāraṇaṃ nāsya vidyate ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ādyam -
ādya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ādya (noun, neuter)

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

ādyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ad]

√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāsya -
nāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nās]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]