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 7.22.6

अकारणं प्रवर्तन्त इव भावा अकारणात् ।
अविद्यमाना अप्येतेऽविद्यमाना इव स्थिताः ॥ ६ ॥

akāraṇaṃ pravartanta iva bhāvā akāraṇāt |
avidyamānā apyete'vidyamānā iva sthitāḥ || 6 ||

The accidents of life come to pass, without any direct cause and to no purpose; and what was neither present nor expected, comes to take place of its own accord.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.22.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akaranam, Akarana, Prava, Ritam, Tas, Iva, Bhava, Akaranat, Avidyamana, Api, Apya, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.22.6). 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: “akāraṇaṃ pravartanta iva bhāvā akāraṇāt
  • akāraṇam -
  • akāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāvā* -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • akāraṇāt -
  • akāraṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “avidyamānā apyete'vidyamānā iva sthitāḥ
  • avidyamānā* -
  • avidyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avidyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ete' -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • avidyamānā* -
  • avidyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avidyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.22.6

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.22.6 in Gujarati sript:
અકારણં પ્રવર્તન્ત ઇવ ભાવા અકારણાત્ ।
અવિદ્યમાના અપ્યેતેઽવિદ્યમાના ઇવ સ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.22.6 in Telugu sript:
అకారణం ప్రవర్తన్త ఇవ భావా అకారణాత్ ।
అవిద్యమానా అప్యేతేఽవిద్యమానా ఇవ స్థితాః ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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