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 5.78.51

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विनाशित्वाद्विकल्पत्वाद्गुणित्वान्निर्गुणात्मनः ।
यस्य नो सदृशो दृष्टो दृष्टान्तः कश्चिदेव हि ॥ ५१ ॥

vināśitvādvikalpatvādguṇitvānnirguṇātmanaḥ |
yasya no sadṛśo dṛṣṭo dṛṣṭāntaḥ kaścideva hi || 51 ||

Owing to its perishableness and its situation in time and space, and limitation by them, this material world cannot be a part of identic with that immaterial spirit, which has no attribute nor its likeness.
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 (5.78.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vinashitva, Vikalpatva, Gunin, Guni, Tva, Gunatman, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Drishta, Drishtanta, Kah, Cidi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.51). 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: “vināśitvādvikalpatvādguṇitvānnirguṇātmanaḥ ”
vināśitvād -
vināśitva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vikalpatvād -
vikalpatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
guṇi -
guṇin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

guṇin (noun, neuter)

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

guṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

guṇī (noun, feminine)

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

guṇī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvānn -
tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
guṇātmanaḥ -
guṇātman (noun, masculine)

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

guṇātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “yasya no sadṛśo dṛṣṭo dṛṣṭāntaḥ kaścideva hi ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sadṛśo* -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

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

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛṣṭo* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
dṛṣṭāntaḥ -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]