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 7.157.21

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प्रथमात्यन्तबहुभिर्भवैश्चेऽन्मोक्षगामिनी ।
जातिस्तत्प्रोच्यते तज्ज्ञैः सद्भिस्तामसतामसी ॥ २१ ॥

prathamātyantabahubhirbhavaiśce'nmokṣagāminī |
jātistatprocyate tajjñaiḥ sadbhistāmasatāmasī || 21 ||

Those souls which have been undergoing their repeated regenerations, ever since the beginning of creation; and are continually roving in the bodies of inferior beings, are said by the wise, to belong to the species of the most impure tamasa tamasi; though it is possible from them to attain their salvation at last.
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 (7.157.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathama, Yat, Yah, Tap, Ahu, Bhava, Moksha, Gamin, Gamini, Jati, Tat, Tad, Pra, Ucyat, Tajjna, Sat, Sad, Tamasa, Tamasi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.157.21). 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: “prathamātyantabahubhirbhavaiśce'nmokṣagāminī ”
prathamāt -
prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tab -
tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental plural]

ahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
bhavaiś -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ce' -
ca (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
an -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gāminī -
gāminī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

gāmin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “jātistatprocyate tajjñaiḥ sadbhistāmasatāmasī ”
jātis -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pro -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
tajjñaiḥ -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tajjña (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sadbhis -
sat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tāmasa -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāmasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmasī -
tāmasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]