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 7.94.36

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ग्रहीतुं नैव युज्यन्ते ग्रहीतुं शक्नुवन्ति नो ।
आकाशशून्यवपुषः पश्यन्त्याकृतिमात्मनः ॥ ३६ ॥

grahītuṃ naiva yujyante grahītuṃ śaknuvanti no |
ākāśaśūnyavapuṣaḥ paśyantyākṛtimātmanaḥ || 36 ||

They are not of tangible forms to be laid hold by us, or to lay hold on any one else; they are mere empty airy bodies, yet conscious of their own existence.
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 (7.94.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naiva, Shaknuvat, Akasha, Shunya, Vapusha, Vapus, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Akriti, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.94.36). 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: “grahītuṃ naiva yujyante grahītuṃ śaknuvanti no ”
grahītum -
√grah -> grahītum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √grah]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yujyante -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third plural]
grahītum -
√grah -> grahītum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √grah]
śaknuvanti -
√śak -> śaknuvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “ākāśaśūnyavapuṣaḥ paśyantyākṛtimātmanaḥ ”
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapuṣaḥ -
vapuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vapus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vapus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
paśyantyā -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

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

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
ākṛtim -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]