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 7.39.24

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आत्मस्थादहमित्यादिरस्मदादेरसंसृतेः ।
शब्दोऽर्थभावमुक्तो यः पटहादिषु जायते ॥ २४ ॥

ātmasthādahamityādirasmadāderasaṃsṛteḥ |
śabdo'rthabhāvamukto yaḥ paṭahādiṣu jāyate || 24 ||

It is by force and power of the spirit, that we mute creatures are enabled to utter the words I, thou &c.; which are mere meaningless sounds, as those emitted by a drum and bear no sense.
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 (7.39.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmastha, Aha, Asmad, Ityadi, Adi, Asamsriti, Shabda, Artha, Bhava, Ukta, Yah, Pataha, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.39.24). 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: “ātmasthādahamityādirasmadāderasaṃsṛteḥ ”
ātmasthād -
ātmastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ātmastha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ityādir -
ityādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ityādi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative plural]
āder -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
asaṃsṛteḥ -
asaṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “śabdo'rthabhāvamukto yaḥ paṭahādiṣu jāyate ”
śabdo' -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
ukto* -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paṭahād -
paṭaha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]