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 7.87.17

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यादृशं चेतितं रूपं शक्त्या परमया तया ।
तच्छक्नोत्यन्यथाकर्तुं नैषा यत्नेन भूयसा ॥ १७ ॥

yādṛśaṃ cetitaṃ rūpaṃ śaktyā paramayā tayā |
tacchaknotyanyathākartuṃ naiṣā yatnena bhūyasā || 17 ||

Whatever imaginary form, our imagination gives to a thing at first, there is no power in the mind to remove it any more from it.
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 (7.87.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadrish, Yadrisha, Cetita, Rupa, Shakti, Parama, Tat, Tad, Anyatha, Kartu, Naisha, Yatna, Bhuyasa, Bhuyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.87.17). 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: “yādṛśaṃ cetitaṃ rūpaṃ śaktyā paramayā tayā ”
yādṛśam -
yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yādṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

yādṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yādṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cetitam -
√cit -> cetita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaktyā -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
paramayā -
paramā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “tacchaknotyanyathākartuṃ naiṣā yatnena bhūyasā ”
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaknotya -
√śak (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
anyathā -
anyathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
naiṣā* -
naiṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yatnena -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhūyasā -
bhūyasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bhūyasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]