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 7.144.45

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नियतिर्नायकश्चैव ब्रह्मतश्चाङ्गमात्मना ।
स्वाङ्गेन संयमयति करेणेव निजं करम् ॥ ४५ ॥

niyatirnāyakaścaiva brahmataścāṅgamātmanā |
svāṅgena saṃyamayati kareṇeva nijaṃ karam || 45 ||

The destined decree of providence, is the leader of all events in the world; it is as one part of the body of Brahma, by which he represses the other part of himself (i.e. his will); as we restrain the action of one hand by the other.
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 (7.144.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niyati, Nayaka, Brahmatah, Canga, Atman, Svanga, Samyama, Yat, Yati, Kara, Iva, Nija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.144.45). 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: “niyatirnāyakaścaiva brahmataścāṅgamātmanā ”
niyatir -
niyati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nāyakaś -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
brahmataś -
brahmataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
cāṅgam -
cāṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātmanā -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “svāṅgena saṃyamayati kareṇeva nijaṃ karam ”
svāṅgena -
svāṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svāṅga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saṃyama -
saṃyama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
kareṇe -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nijam -
nija (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

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

nijā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karam -
kara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

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