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 7.57.9

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सर्गस्त्वयमजातत्वादज्ञज्ञातो न विद्यते ।
न जातः कारणाभावात्पूर्वमेव खवृक्षवत् ॥ ९ ॥

sargastvayamajātatvādajñajñāto na vidyate |
na jātaḥ kāraṇābhāvātpūrvameva khavṛkṣavat || 9 ||

Creation having no other cause (but God himself), we know not how could ignorance find a place in it; just so it is impossible for a tree to grow in the air.
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 (7.57.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarga, Tva, Yamajata, Ajna, Jnatri, Jnata, Jatri, Jata, Karanabhava, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.57.9). 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: “sargastvayamajātatvādajñajñāto na vidyate ”
sargas -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tva -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yamajāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvād -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñāto* -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jñāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “na jātaḥ kāraṇābhāvātpūrvameva khavṛkṣavat ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātaḥ -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
kāraṇābhāvāt -
kāraṇābhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]