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 7.157.16

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ब्रह्मणो निर्विकारस्य विकारिण इव प्रभो ।
जातयो जीवतापत्तौ कलिता विविधाभिधाः ॥ १६ ॥

brahmaṇo nirvikārasya vikāriṇa iva prabho |
jātayo jīvatāpattau kalitā vividhābhidhāḥ || 16 ||

The unalterable pure nature of the holy spirit of God, being thus transformed to unholiness, it passed into different states of impurity in the living souls of beings.
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 (7.157.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Nirvikara, Vikarin, Vikari, Iva, Prabhu, Jati, Jataya, Jivat, Jivata, Apatti, Kalita, Vividha, Abhidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.157.16). 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: “brahmaṇo nirvikārasya vikāriṇa iva prabho ”
brahmaṇo* -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirvikārasya -
nirvikāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirvikāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vikāriṇa* -
vikārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vikārin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vikārī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “jātayo jīvatāpattau kalitā vividhābhidhāḥ ”
jātayo* -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvatā -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

jīvatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
āpattau -
āpatti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kalitā* -
kalita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalitā (noun, feminine)

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

√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal -> kalitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]
vividhā -
vividha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vividhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[perfect active second plural]

√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
abhidhāḥ -
abhidhā (noun, feminine)

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