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 7.139.8

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नान्यत्र प्रथते ज्ञानं मोक्षोपायविचारणात् ।
ऋते तस्मात्प्रयत्नेन मोक्षोपायो विचार्यताम् ॥ ८ ॥

nānyatra prathate jñānaṃ mokṣopāyavicāraṇāt |
ṛte tasmātprayatnena mokṣopāyo vicāryatām || 8 ||

There is no way to true knowledge, except by means of the investigations of liberation; therefore be employed with all vigilance to inquire into the means of liberation.
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 (7.139.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nanyatra, Jnana, Mokshopaya, Vicarana, Rite, Rita, Riti, Tasmat, Tad, Prayatna, Vicaryata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.139.8). 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: “nānyatra prathate jñānaṃ mokṣopāyavicāraṇāt ”
nānyatra -
nānyatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prathate -
√prath (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mokṣopāya -
mokṣopāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicāraṇāt -
vicāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “ṛte tasmātprayatnena mokṣopāyo vicāryatām ”
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
prayatnena -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mokṣopāyo* -
mokṣopāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicāryatām -
vicāryatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]