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 7.54.21

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समस्तभूतप्रलये बीजमाकारि किं भवेत् ।
सहकार्यथ किं तस्य जायते यद्वशाज्जगत् ॥ २१ ॥

samastabhūtapralaye bījamākāri kiṃ bhavet |
sahakāryatha kiṃ tasya jāyate yadvaśājjagat || 21 ||

The whole creation being dissolved in the end, tell me what remains there of it in the form of its seed; and what ancillary causes are there to be found, which cause the production of the world.
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 (7.54.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samasta, Bhuta, Pralaya, Bija, Akari, Kim, Sahakarin, Atha, Tad, 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 7.54.21). 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: “samastabhūtapralaye bījamākāri kiṃ bhavet ”
samasta -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
pralaye -
pralaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pralayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākāri -
ākārī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākārī (noun, feminine)

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

ākārī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “sahakāryatha kiṃ tasya jāyate yadvaśājjagat ”
sahakārya -
sahakārin (noun, masculine)

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

sahakārin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
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]
Cannot analyse yadvaśājjagat