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 7.29.32

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द्विविधो भवति प्रष्टा तत्त्वज्ञोऽज्ञोऽथवापि च ।
अज्ञस्याज्ञतया देयो ज्ञस्य तु ज्ञतयोत्तरः ॥ ३२ ॥

dvividho bhavati praṣṭā tattvajño'jño'thavāpi ca |
ajñasyājñatayā deyo jñasya tu jñatayottaraḥ || 32 ||

Rama! There are two kinds of querists, namely, the ignorant inquisitor and the intelligent investigator; and so there are two modes of argumentation also for them respectively: the simple mode for simpletons, and the rational form for intelligent and reasonable men.
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 (7.29.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvividha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prashtri, Tattvajna, Ajna, Athavapi, Ajnata, Deya, Jna, Jnata, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.29.32). 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: “dvividho bhavati praṣṭā tattvajño'jño'thavāpi ca ”
dvividho* -
dvividha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
praṣṭā -
praṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
tattvajño' -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ajño' -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
athavāpi -
athavāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ajñasyājñatayā deyo jñasya tu jñatayottaraḥ ”
ajñasyā -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ajñatayā -
ajñatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
deyo* -
deya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñasya -
jña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jña (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jñatayo -
jñatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
uttaraḥ -
uttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]