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 6.83.26

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गुरूपदेशं च विना नात्मतत्त्वागमो भवेत् ।
केन चिन्तामणिर्लब्धः कपर्दान्वेषणं विना ॥ २६ ॥

gurūpadeśaṃ ca vinā nātmatattvāgamo bhavet |
kena cintāmaṇirlabdhaḥ kapardānveṣaṇaṃ vinā || 26 ||

Again it is not possible to arrive to spiritual knowledge, without the guidance of the spiritual guide; for can one gain the rich gem without his search after the couri like the miserly Kirata?
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 (6.83.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Upadesha, Vina, Asmad, Agama, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cintamani, Labdhri, Labdha, Kaparda, Veshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.83.26). 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: “gurūpadeśaṃ ca vinā nātmatattvāgamo bhavet ”
gurū -
guru (noun, masculine)

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

guru (noun, neuter)

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

gurū (noun, masculine)

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

gurū (noun, feminine)

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

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upadeśam -
upadeśa (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mat -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
attvā -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
āgamo* -
āgama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “kena cintāmaṇirlabdhaḥ kapardānveṣaṇaṃ vinā ”
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cintāmaṇir -
cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
labdhaḥ -
labdhṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

labdhṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

labdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
kapardān -
kaparda (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
veṣaṇam -
veṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

veṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]