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 7.96.19

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चिदहं गगनादच्छा नित्यानन्ता निरामया ।
किं जीवितं मे किं वापि मरणं वा सुखासुखे ॥ १९ ॥

cidahaṃ gaganādacchā nityānantā nirāmayā |
kiṃ jīvitaṃ me kiṃ vāpi maraṇaṃ vā sukhāsukhe || 19 ||

If I am the intellectual soul, undecaying and everlasting, and as transparent as the open air; say then what is life or death to me, and what means my happiness or misery in any state.
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 (7.96.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Aha, Asmad, Gagana, Accha, Nitya, Anta, Niramaya, Kim, Jivita, Vapi, Vapin, Marana, Sukhasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.96.19). 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: “cidahaṃ gaganādacchā nityānantā nirāmayā ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
gaganād -
gagana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
acchā* -
accha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

acchā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative plural]
antā* -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

antā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nirāmayā -
nirāmayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kiṃ jīvitaṃ me kiṃ vāpi maraṇaṃ vā sukhāsukhe ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sukhāsukhe -
sukhāsukha (noun, neuter)

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