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 7.30.2

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अहंतैवालमज्ञानादज्ञत्वस्य निदर्शनम् ।
न हि तज्ज्ञस्य शान्तस्य ममाहमिति विद्यते ॥ २ ॥

ahaṃtaivālamajñānādajñatvasya nidarśanam |
na hi tajjñasya śāntasya mamāhamiti vidyate || 2 ||

Egoism is the sure indicator of the ignorance of unwise people, and no cool-headed and knowing man is ever known in his egoship or the persuasion of his self-agency.
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 (7.30.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahanta, Alam, Ala, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Ajnatva, Nidarshana, Tajjna, Shanta, Mit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.30.2). 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: “ahaṃtaivālamajñānādajñatvasya nidarśanam ”
ahantai -
ahantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ajñānād -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ajñatvasya -
ajñatva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nidarśanam -
nidarśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nidarśana (noun, neuter)

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

nidarśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “na hi tajjñasya śāntasya mamāhamiti vidyate ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]
tajjñasya -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tajjña (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śāntasya -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive single from √śam class 9 verb]
mamāha -
√māh (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
miti -
miti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

mit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]