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 7.29.66

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ज्ञत्वेन ज्ञत्वमासाद्य मुनिर्भवति मानवः ।
अज्ञत्वादज्ञतामेत्य प्रयाति पशुवृक्षताम् ॥ ६६ ॥

jñatvena jñatvamāsādya munirbhavati mānavaḥ |
ajñatvādajñatāmetya prayāti paśuvṛkṣatām || 66 ||

A man having obtained his wisdom by means of his knowledge, is said to have become a muni or sage, but growing an ignoramus owing to his ignorance, he becomes a brute creature, or degraded even lower to some vegetable life.
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 (7.29.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnatva, Asadya, Muni, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Manava, Ajnatva, Ajnata, Etya, Prayati, Pashu, Vrikshat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.29.66). 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: “jñatvena jñatvamāsādya munirbhavati mānavaḥ ”
jñatvena -
jñatva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jñatvam -
jñatva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
munir -
muni (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]
mānavaḥ -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ajñatvādajñatāmetya prayāti paśuvṛkṣatām ”
ajñatvād -
ajñatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ajñatām -
ajñatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
etya -
etya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prayāti -
prayāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
paśu -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

paśū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśū (noun, feminine)

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

paśū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vṛkṣatām -
√vṛkṣ -> vṛkṣat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛkṣ -> vṛkṣat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]