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 5.82.60

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अकर्तुः करणस्यास्य शक्तिः काचिन्न विद्यते ।
दात्रस्य लावकाभावे कर्तुं किमिव शक्तता ॥ ६० ॥

akartuḥ karaṇasyāsya śaktiḥ kācinna vidyate |
dātrasya lāvakābhāve kartuṃ kimiva śaktatā || 60 ||

Without the agency of an actor, the instrument of the mind has no power nor activity of its own; as the passive sickle has no power of cutting the harvest, without the agency of the reaper.
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 (5.82.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akartri, Karana, Idam, Shakti, Cinna, Datra, Lavaka, Abhava, Kartu, Kimi, 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 5.82.60). 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: “akartuḥ karaṇasyāsya śaktiḥ kācinna vidyate ”
akartuḥ -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
karaṇasyā -
karaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

karaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śaktiḥ -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cinna -
cinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “dātrasya lāvakābhāve kartuṃ kimiva śaktatā ”
dātrasya -
dātra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
lāvakā -
lāvaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhāve -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kimi -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]