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 5.89.16

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तत्त्वज्ञोऽवाप्यतत्त्वज्ञो यः कालद्रव्यकर्मभिः ।
यथाक्रमं प्रयतते तस्योर्ध्वत्वादि सिद्ध्यति ॥ १६ ॥

tattvajño'vāpyatattvajño yaḥ kāladravyakarmabhiḥ |
yathākramaṃ prayatate tasyordhvatvādi siddhyati || 16 ||

It is possible for the wise as well as the unwise, to acquire the power of his flying in the air, by the continued practice of yoga, or some other of the aforesaid arts and expedients of mantras and the like.
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 (5.89.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattvajna, Avapya, Yah, Kala, Dravi, Dravya, Akarman, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama, Prayatata, Tad, Urdhvatva, Siddhi, Siddhya, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.89.16). 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: “tattvajño'vāpyatattvajño yaḥ kāladravyakarmabhiḥ ”
tattvajño' -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tattvajño* -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dravya -
dravi (noun, masculine)

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

dravya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dravya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dravī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dravī (noun, feminine)

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

dravī (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental plural]

akarman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “yathākramaṃ prayatate tasyordhvatvādi siddhyati ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akramam -
akramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akrama (noun, neuter)

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

akramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√kram (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]
prayatate -
prayatatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasyo -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ūrdhvatvā -
ūrdhvatva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
siddhya -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

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

siddhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

siddhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

siddhī (noun, masculine)

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

siddhī (noun, feminine)

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

siddhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]