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 6.83.14

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न श्रुतेन न पुण्येन ज्ञायते ज्ञेयमात्मनः ।
जानात्यात्मानमात्मैव सर्पः सर्पपदानि व ॥ १४ ॥

na śrutena na puṇyena jñāyate jñeyamātmanaḥ |
jānātyātmānamātmaiva sarpaḥ sarpapadāni va || 14 ||

The hearing of sermon nor the observance of any religious rite, is of any efficacy towards the knowledge of the soul; unless one will employ his own soul, to have the light of the supreme soul shine upon it. It is the spirit alone that can know the spirit, as it is the serpent only that can trace out the path of another serpent.
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 (6.83.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruta, Punya, Jneya, Atman, Atma, Sarpa, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.83.14). 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: “na śrutena na puṇyena jñāyate jñeyamātmanaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrutena -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṇyena -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
jñāyate -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
jñeyam -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

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

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “jānātyātmānamātmaiva sarpaḥ sarpapadāni va ”
jānātyā -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ātmai -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sarpaḥ -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sṛp (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
padāni -
pada (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pad (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]