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 7.1.2

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जीवतः कल्पनात्यागो युज्यते न त्वजीवतः ।
रूपमस्य यथातत्त्वं श्रृणु श्रवणभूषणम् ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
jīvataḥ kalpanātyāgo yujyate na tvajīvataḥ |
rūpamasya yathātattvaṃ śrṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam || 2 ||

Vasishtha replied:—It is possible Rama, for the living person to resign his false ideas and not for one that is dead and gone (because the life of a man is independent of his notions; while the notions are dependant on his life). Hear me now to expound this truth, and it will greatly please your ears:
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 (7.1.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Jivat, Kalpana, Yaga, Tva, Ajivat, Rupa, Idam, Yathatattvam, Shravanabhushana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.1.2). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “jīvataḥ kalpanātyāgo yujyate na tvajīvataḥ ”
jīvataḥ -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

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

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
kalpanāt -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yāgo* -
yāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ajīvataḥ -
ajīvat (noun, masculine)

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

ajīvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “rūpamasya yathātattvaṃ śrṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam ”
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yathātattvam -
yathātattvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*śr
śravaṇabhūṣaṇam -
śravaṇabhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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