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 5.74.76

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अवच्छेदविचाराभ्यामभितः खण्डशो गतम् ।
पाषाणं च मणिं चैव संधातुं कस्य शक्तता ॥ ७६ ॥

avacchedavicārābhyāmabhitaḥ khaṇḍaśo gatam |
pāṣāṇaṃ ca maṇiṃ caiva saṃdhātuṃ kasya śaktatā || 76 ||

As no analysis can distinguish the gem from the ore, when they are both broken to pieces; so there is no reasoning to show the soul which is lost with body.
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 (5.74.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avaccheda, Vicara, Abhitah, Khandashah, Khandashas, Gata, Pashana, Mani, Sandha, Kah, Kim, Shakta, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.74.76). 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: “avacchedavicārābhyāmabhitaḥ khaṇḍaśo gatam ”
avaccheda -
avaccheda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicārābhyām -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
abhitaḥ -
abhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
khaṇḍaśo* -
khaṇḍaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khaṇḍaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pāṣāṇaṃ ca maṇiṃ caiva saṃdhātuṃ kasya śaktatā ”
pāṣāṇam -
pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maṇim -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]

sandha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śakta -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]