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 7.149.17

सकारणत्वकलनात्सर्वमस्य सकारणम् ।
अकारणत्वकलनादस्य सर्वमकारणम् ॥ १७ ॥

sakāraṇatvakalanātsarvamasya sakāraṇam |
akāraṇatvakalanādasya sarvamakāraṇam || 17 ||

Now in assigning a causality to things, you will find that the Intellect is the cause of all; and in ascribing one cause to anything, you have the uncaused and uncausing Intellect for everything.

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 (7.149.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakarana, Tvac, Ala, Sarvam, Sarva, Idam, Akarana, Nada, Akaranam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.149.17). 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: “sakāraṇatvakalanātsarvamasya sakāraṇam
  • sakāraṇa -
  • sakāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sakāraṇam -
  • sakāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “akāraṇatvakalanādasya sarvamakāraṇam
  • akāraṇa -
  • akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nādasya -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akāraṇam -
  • akāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.149.17

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.149.17 in Gujarati sript:
સકારણત્વકલનાત્સર્વમસ્ય સકારણમ્ ।
અકારણત્વકલનાદસ્ય સર્વમકારણમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.149.17 in Telugu sript:
సకారణత్వకలనాత్సర్వమస్య సకారణమ్ ।
అకారణత్వకలనాదస్య సర్వమకారణమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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