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 7.79.38

विज्ञानघन एवायं कचनाकचनात्मकः ।
स्वयमेव कचत्यन्तर्न कचत्येव वा स्वयम् ॥ ३८ ॥

vijñānaghana evāyaṃ kacanākacanātmakaḥ |
svayameva kacatyantarna kacatyeva vā svayam || 38 ||

This is the true knowledge to see God every where, it is self-evident in our inmost soul, and does not shine without it;

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.79.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vijnanaghana, Eva, Aya, Idam, Kacat, Cana, Maka, Svayam, Antar,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.79.38). 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: “vijñānaghana evāyaṃ kacanākacanātmakaḥ
  • vijñānaghana* -
  • vijñānaghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kacan -
  • kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kac class 1 verb]
  • āka -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • canāt -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makaḥ -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svayameva kacatyantarna kacatyeva svayam
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kacatya -
  • kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kacatye -
  • kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.79.38

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.79.38 in Gujarati sript:
વિજ્ઞાનઘન એવાયં કચનાકચનાત્મકઃ ।
સ્વયમેવ કચત્યન્તર્ન કચત્યેવ વા સ્વયમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.79.38 in Telugu sript:
విజ్ఞానఘన ఏవాయం కచనాకచనాత్మకః ।
స్వయమేవ కచత్యన్తర్న కచత్యేవ వా స్వయమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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