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 5.76.3

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असम्यक्प्रेक्षणं विद्धि कारणं जगतः स्थितौ ।
संसारशान्तये कान्त कारणं सम्यगीक्षणम् ॥ ३ ॥

asamyakprekṣaṇaṃ viddhi kāraṇaṃ jagataḥ sthitau |
saṃsāraśāntaye kānta kāraṇaṃ samyagīkṣaṇam || 3 ||

It is the imperfect knowledge of the world that is the cause of its existence (or makes it appear as an entity); but full knowledge of it makes it vanish into nothing.
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 (5.76.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asamyak, Prekshana, Karana, Jagat, Sthita, Sthiti, Samsara, Shanti, Kanta, Samyak, Ikshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.76.3). 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: “asamyakprekṣaṇaṃ viddhi kāraṇaṃ jagataḥ sthitau ”
asamyak -
asamyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prekṣaṇam -
prekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prekṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagataḥ -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sthitau -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “saṃsāraśāntaye kānta kāraṇaṃ samyagīkṣaṇam ”
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntaye -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kānta -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īkṣaṇam -
īkṣaṇam (adverb)

[adverb]

īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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