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 6.87.40

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घटज्ञानादयो ज्ञाने विभागाः सन्त्यनेकशः ।
ज्ञानानां परमं ज्ञानं कतरत्तारकं भवेत् ॥ ४० ॥

ghaṭajñānādayo jñāne vibhāgāḥ santyanekaśaḥ |
jñānānāṃ paramaṃ jñānaṃ katarattārakaṃ bhavet || 40 ||

You said at first, that knowledge is the supreme bliss or summum bonum of mankind; now tell me, which is that knowledge which saves us from misery; whether it is the knowledge of particulars which lead us to the acquaintance of specials, or that of the general which brings as to the transcendental.
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 (6.87.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghata, Jnana, Aya, Ayas, Vibhaga, Sat, Santya, Santi, Anekashah, Paramam, Parama, Katara, Taraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.87.40). 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: “ghaṭajñānādayo jñāne vibhāgāḥ santyanekaśaḥ ”
ghaṭa -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñānād -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jñāne -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vibhāgāḥ -
vibhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
santya -
santya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santi (noun, feminine)

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

santi (noun, masculine)

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

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
anekaśaḥ -
anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “jñānānāṃ paramaṃ jñānaṃ katarattārakaṃ bhavet ”
jñānānām -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katarat -
katara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tārakam -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāraka (noun, neuter)

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

tārakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]