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 7.82.7

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कथमास्तां वद प्राज्ञ चिन्मात्रं चेतनं विना ।
कथमास्तां वद प्राज्ञ मरिचं तिक्ततां विना ॥ ७ ॥

kathamāstāṃ vada prājña cinmātraṃ cetanaṃ vinā |
kathamāstāṃ vada prājña maricaṃ tiktatāṃ vinā || 7 ||

Say ye who know, how the intellect may subsist without its intelligence, and where a pepper may be had without its pungency?
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 (7.82.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Vada, Prajna, Cinmatra, Cetana, Vina, Marica, Tiktata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.82.7). 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: “kathamāstāṃ vada prājña cinmātraṃ cetanaṃ vinā ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āstām -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperative middle third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third dual]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prājña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cinmātram -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

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

cinmātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kathamāstāṃ vada prājña maricaṃ tiktatāṃ vinā ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āstām -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperative middle third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third dual]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prājña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maricam -
marica (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

marica (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tiktatām -
tiktatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]