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 5.73.18

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स एव चैवं वदति स च वक्तुं न युज्यते ।
न तदन्यदिदं तात पश्यात्मानमनामयम् ॥ १८ ॥

sa eva caivaṃ vadati sa ca vaktuṃ na yujyate |
na tadanyadidaṃ tāta paśyātmānamanāmayam || 18 ||

It is improper to tell him such and such, or that he is otherwise than this or that; know him therefore as the inexpressible and undefinable one.
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 (5.73.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Eva, Evam, Vadat, Tadanya, Tata, Pashya, Mana, Anamaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.73.18). 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: “sa eva caivaṃ vadati sa ca vaktuṃ na yujyate ”
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vadati -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “na tadanyadidaṃ tāta paśyātmānamanāmayam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tadanya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

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

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyāt -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √paś class 10 verb]
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
anāmayam -
anāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

anāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nam (verb class 0)

[imperfect active first single]