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 7.54.13

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अतः किलास्य सर्गस्य कारणं शशशृङ्गवत् ।
प्रयत्नेनापि चान्विष्टं न किंचिदुपलभ्यते ॥ १३ ॥

ataḥ kilāsya sargasya kāraṇaṃ śaśaśṛṅgavat |
prayatnenāpi cānviṣṭaṃ na kiṃcidupalabhyate || 13 ||

Hence the prime cause of creation is as nil, as the horn of a hare (which is a nullity in nature); search for it as much as you can, and you will find nothing.
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 (7.54.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Sarga, Karana, Shasha, Shringavat, Prayatna, Api, Vishta, Vishtap, Kincid, Kincit, Upalabhya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.54.13). 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: “ataḥ kilāsya sargasya kāraṇaṃ śaśaśṛṅgavat ”
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kilāsya -
sargasya -
sarga (noun, masculine)

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

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaśa -
śaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√śā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√śaś (verb class 1)

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

[compound]

śṛṅgavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “prayatnenāpi cānviṣṭaṃ na kiṃcidupalabhyate ”
prayatnenā -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
viṣṭam -
viṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

viṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

viṣṭap (noun, feminine)

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

√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]

√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]

√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]

√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √viṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]

√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vis class 4 verb]

√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vis class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vis class 4 verb]

√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]

√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]

√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √viś class 1 verb]

√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

upalabhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]