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 7.155.54

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वामावामशिरःपादविपर्ययविधौ यथा ।
पुंसो न विद्यते शक्तिस्तथा भाव्यन्यथास्थितौ ॥ ५४ ॥

vāmāvāmaśiraḥpādaviparyayavidhau yathā |
puṃso na vidyate śaktistathā bhāvyanyathāsthitau || 54 ||

As there is no human power to the left on the right, or fix the feet on the head; so there is no possibility to alter the decree of fate.
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 (7.155.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Ama, Shira, Shiras, Padavi, Paryaya, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Yatha, Pums, Shakti, Tatha, Bhavin, Bhavya, Bhavi, Anyatha, Asthita, Asthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.155.54). 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: “vāmāvāmaśiraḥpādaviparyayavidhau yathā ”
vāmāvā -
vāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
āma -
āma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pādavi -
pādavī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pādavī (noun, feminine)

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

pādavī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
paryaya -
paryaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhau -
vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidha (noun, masculine)

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

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “puṃso na vidyate śaktistathā bhāvyanyathāsthitau ”
puṃso* -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
śaktis -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhāvya -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

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

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

bhāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]

bhāvī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvī (noun, feminine)

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

bhāvī (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]
anyathā -
anyathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asthitau -
asthita (noun, masculine)

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

asthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]