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 7.54.4

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द्रष्टा द्रष्टैव दृश्यस्य स्वभावात्स्वात्मनि स्थितः ।
कर्ता कर्तैव कर्तव्याभावतः कारणादृते ॥ ४ ॥

draṣṭā draṣṭaiva dṛśyasya svabhāvātsvātmani sthitaḥ |
kartā kartaiva kartavyābhāvataḥ kāraṇādṛte || 4 ||

He views the visibles, as he is no viewer of them; and he is the maker of all, without making anything; because they naturally subsist with their several natures in the Supreme spirit.
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 (7.54.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drashta, Drashtri, Drishya, Svabhava, Svatman, Sthita, Kartri, Karta, Kartavya, Bhavatah, Bhavat, Bhavata, Karana, Rite, Rita, Riti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.54.4). 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: “draṣṭā draṣṭaiva dṛśyasya svabhāvātsvātmani sthitaḥ ”
draṣṭā* -
draṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
draṣṭai -
draṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

draṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
dṛśyasya -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
svabhāvāt -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svātmani -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “kartā kartaiva kartavyābhāvataḥ kāraṇādṛte ”
kartā -
kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
kartai -
karta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛt (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kartavyā -
kartavyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)

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

√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
bhāvataḥ -
bhāvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhāvat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhāvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhāvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāraṇād -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]