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 7.63.2

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
वर्णेषु खशरीराणां वर्णाः कचटतादयः ।
कदाचनापि नोद्यन्ति शवानामिव केन च ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
varṇeṣu khaśarīrāṇāṃ varṇāḥ kacaṭatādayaḥ |
kadācanāpi nodyanti śavānāmiva kena ca || 2 ||

Vasishtha replied:—The incorporeal or vacuous bodies, have of course no power or capability of pronouncing the articulate letters of the alphabet; just as dead bodies incapable of speech.
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 (7.63.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Varna, Khasharira, Kaca, Tadi, Kada, Cana, Api, Nodin, Nodya, Anti, Shava, Iva, Kena, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.63.2). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “varṇeṣu khaśarīrāṇāṃ varṇāḥ kacaṭatādayaḥ ”
varṇeṣu -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
khaśarīrāṇām -
khaśarīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
varṇāḥ -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

varṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√kac (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tādayaḥ -
tādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tādi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “kadācanāpi nodyanti śavānāmiva kena ca ”
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
canā -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nodya -
nodin (noun, masculine)

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

nodin (noun, neuter)

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

nodya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nodya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nud -> nodya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nud]

√nud -> nodya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nud]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
śavānām -
śava (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śava (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]