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 7.21.7

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आत्मज्ञानं विदुर्ज्ञानं ज्ञानान्यन्यानि यानि तु ।
तानि ज्ञानावभासानि सारस्याऽनवबोधनात् ॥ ७ ॥

ātmajñānaṃ vidurjñānaṃ jñānānyanyāni yāni tu |
tāni jñānāvabhāsāni sārasyā'navabodhanāt || 7 ||

The knowledge of the soul (spiritual knowledge), is reckoned as the true knowledge; all other knowledge is merely a semblance of it, being void of the essential knowledge.
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 (7.21.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmajnana, Vidu, Vidus, Jnana, Anya, Yani, Yat, Tad, Tani, Avabhasa, Ani, Anava, Bodhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.7). 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: “ātmajñānaṃ vidurjñānaṃ jñānānyanyāni yāni tu ”
ātmajñānam -
ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidur -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñānānya -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anyāni -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “tāni jñānāvabhāsāni sārasyā'navabodhanāt ”
tāni -
tānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, feminine)

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

tānī (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avabhāsā -
avabhāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sārasyā' -
anava -
anava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bodhanāt -
bodhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bodhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]