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 5.75.35

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विधिर्दैवं विधिर्धाता सर्वेशः शिव ईश्वरः ।
इति नामभिरात्मा नः प्रत्यक्चेतन उच्यते ॥ ३५ ॥

vidhirdaivaṃ vidhirdhātā sarveśaḥ śiva īśvaraḥ |
iti nāmabhirātmā naḥ pratyakcetana ucyate || 35 ||

This law of divine decree is the lord of all, and embodies in itself the creative, preservative and destructive powers under the titles of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. These names are indicative of the intelligent faculties of the universal soul.
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 (5.75.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhi, Daiva, Dhatri, Dhata, Sarvesha, Shiva, Ishvara, Iti, Naman, Atma, Asmad, Pratyakcetana, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.75.35). 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: “vidhirdaivaṃ vidhirdhātā sarveśaḥ śiva īśvaraḥ ”
vidhir -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidhir -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhātā -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
sarveśaḥ -
sarveśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiva* -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
īśvaraḥ -
īśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iti nāmabhirātmā naḥ pratyakcetana ucyate ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāmabhir -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ātmā* -
ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
pratyakcetana* -
pratyakcetana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]