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 6.37.16

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ज्ञानशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिः कर्तृताऽकर्तृतापि च ।
इत्यादिकानां शक्तीनामन्तो नास्ति शिवात्मनः ॥ १६ ॥

jñānaśaktiḥ kriyāśaktiḥ kartṛtā'kartṛtāpi ca |
ityādikānāṃ śaktīnāmanto nāsti śivātmanaḥ || 16 ||

Beside these he has the properties of intelligence and action, as also of causality and quietude;and there are many other powers in the spirit of Siva, of which there is no reckoning nor end.
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 (6.37.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnanashakti, Kriyashakti, Tapi, Tapin, Ityadi, Shakti, Anta, Nasti, Shivatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.37.16). 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: “jñānaśaktiḥ kriyāśaktiḥ kartṛtā'kartṛtāpi ca ”
jñānaśaktiḥ -
jñānaśakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kriyāśaktiḥ -
kriyāśakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kartṛtā' -
akartṛ -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tāpi -
tāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tāpin (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ityādikānāṃ śaktīnāmanto nāsti śivātmanaḥ ”
ityādi -
ityādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ityādi (noun, neuter)

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

ityādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kānām -
ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
śaktīnām -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
anto* -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śivātmanaḥ -
śivātman (noun, masculine)

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

śivātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]