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 5.88.12

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ज्ञानान्निर्दुःखतामेति ज्ञानादज्ञानसंक्षयः ।
ज्ञानादेव परा सिद्धिर्नान्यस्माद्राम वस्तुतः ॥ १२ ॥

jñānānnirduḥkhatāmeti jñānādajñānasaṃkṣayaḥ |
jñānādeva parā siddhirnānyasmādrāma vastutaḥ || 12 ||

The light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance, and destroys the mist of false fears and woes; and knowledge alone is the cause of that consummation, which nothing else can bring about.
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 (5.88.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnana, Nirduhkha, Tama, Tami, Iti, Ajnana, Sankshaya, Eva, Para, Siddhi, Idam, Asma, Rama, Vastutah, Vastutas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.88.12). 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: “jñānānnirduḥkhatāmeti jñānādajñānasaṃkṣayaḥ ”
jñānān -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
nirduḥkha -
nirduḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jñānād -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ajñāna -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkṣayaḥ -
saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jñānādeva parā siddhirnānyasmādrāma vastutaḥ ”
jñānād -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parā -
parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
siddhir -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
asmād -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
vastutaḥ -
vastutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vastutas (noun, neuter)

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