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 7.28.3

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संवित्स्पन्दादृते पुंस्त्वं कर्म वा कीदृशं भवेत् ।
घटावटपटाद्यात्म ह्येतेनैव जगत् कृतम् ॥ ३ ॥

saṃvitspandādṛte puṃstvaṃ karma vā kīdṛśaṃ bhavet |
ghaṭāvaṭapaṭādyātma hyetenaiva jagat kṛtam || 3 ||

How is it possible for any action to be done by manly exertion only, without some effort of the understanding directing human energy to action; it is this intelligent power that makes the world and all what it contains.
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 (7.28.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvid, Samvidh, Spanda, Rite, Rita, Riti, Pumstva, Karman, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Ghata, Ghati, Pata, Yat, Eta, Etad, Esha, Jagat, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.28.3). 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: “saṃvitspandādṛte puṃstvaṃ karma vā kīdṛśaṃ bhavet ”
saṃvit -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

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

saṃvidh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
spandād -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
puṃstvam -
puṃstva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kīdṛśam -
kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kīdṛś (noun, masculine)

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

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “ghaṭāvaṭapaṭādyātma hyetenaiva jagat kṛtam ”
ghaṭāva -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

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

ghaṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
aṭa -
√aṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
paṭād -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yāt -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
etenai -
eta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]