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 6.49.17

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अविद्येयमयं जीव इत्यादिकलनाक्रमः ।
अप्रबुद्धप्रबोधाय कल्पितो वाग्विदां वरैः ॥ १७ ॥

avidyeyamayaṃ jīva ityādikalanākramaḥ |
aprabuddhaprabodhāya kalpito vāgvidāṃ varaiḥ || 17 ||

It is the practice of glossologists and men of letters, to adopt the use of the word ignorance, living soul and the like, for awakening the unenlightened to their enlightenment only.
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 (6.49.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Yama, Yah, Jiva, Ityadi, Kalana, Akrama, Abuddha, Prabodha, Kalpita, Vagvid, Vagvida, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.49.17). 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: “avidyeyamayaṃ jīva ityādikalanākramaḥ ”
avidye -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[imperfect passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[imperfect passive first single]
yama -
yama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jīva* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ityādi (noun, neuter)

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

ityādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kalanā -
kalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akramaḥ -
akrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “aprabuddhaprabodhāya kalpito vāgvidāṃ varaiḥ ”
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abuddha -
abuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[aorist middle third single]
prabodhāya -
prabodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kalpito* -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kḷp]
vāgvidām -
vāgvid (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vāgvid (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vāgvidā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
varaiḥ -
vara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]