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 7.51.16

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कारणाभावतः सृष्टिर्नोदिता न च शाम्यति ।
यादृशं कारणं वा स्यात्तादृग्भवति कार्यकम् ॥ १६ ॥

kāraṇābhāvataḥ sṛṣṭirnoditā na ca śāmyati |
yādṛśaṃ kāraṇaṃ vā syāttādṛgbhavati kāryakam || 16 ||

There can be no creation or dissolution without its cause; and the work must be conformable with the skill of its maker.
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 (7.51.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karanabhava, Tas, Srishti, Nodita, Shamyat, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Karana, Syat, Sya, Tadrik, Tadrish, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kari, Karin, Karya, Aka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.51.16). 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: “kāraṇābhāvataḥ sṛṣṭirnoditā na ca śāmyati ”
kāraṇābhāva -
kāraṇābhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sṛṣṭir -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
noditā* -
nodita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

noditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud]

√nud -> noditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud], [accusative plural from √nud]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yādṛśaṃ kāraṇaṃ vā syāttādṛgbhavati kāryakam ”
yādṛśam -
yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yādṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

yādṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yādṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
tādṛg -
tādṛk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tādṛś (noun, masculine)

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

tādṛś (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
kārya -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kāri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kāri (noun, neuter)

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

kārī (noun, feminine)

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

kārin (noun, masculine)

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

kārin (noun, neuter)

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

kārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

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

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
akam -
aka (noun, neuter)

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