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 6.36.2

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बीजं समस्तबीजानां सारं संसारसंसृतेः ।
कर्मणां परमं कर्म चिद्धातुं विद्धि निर्मलम् ॥ २ ॥

bījaṃ samastabījānāṃ sāraṃ saṃsārasaṃsṛteḥ |
karmaṇāṃ paramaṃ karma ciddhātuṃ viddhi nirmalam || 2 ||

He is the seed of seeds, and the pith and marrow of the course of nature; know it also as the agent of all actions, and the pure gist of the intellect also.
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 (6.36.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bija, Samasta, Sara, Samsara, Samsriti, Karman, Paramam, Parama, Cit, Hatu, Nirmala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.36.2). 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: “bījaṃ samastabījānāṃ sāraṃ saṃsārasaṃsṛteḥ ”
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samasta -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bījānām -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bījā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
sāram -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

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

sārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sṛ]

√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sṛ]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsṛteḥ -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “karmaṇāṃ paramaṃ karma ciddhātuṃ viddhi nirmalam ”
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ciddh -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hātum -
√hā -> hātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hā]

√hā -> hātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hā]

hātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
nirmalam -
nirmala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirmala (noun, neuter)

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

nirmalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]