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 7.160.34

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सर्गादावेव सर्गादि किंचनापीदमस्ति नो ।
कारणाभावतस्तेन जगत्किंमयमस्त्विदम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sargādāveva sargādi kiṃcanāpīdamasti no |
kāraṇābhāvatastena jagatkiṃmayamastvidam || 34 ||

If in the beginning there was no creation at all, owing to its want of a creator; say then what is this world, of what it is composed, and how came it into existence.
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 (7.160.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarga, Iva, Kincana, Dama, Karanabhava, Tasta, Jagat, Kim, Maya, Astu, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.160.34). 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: “sargādāveva sargādi kiṃcanāpīdamasti no ”
sargād -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āve -
au (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

au (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sargā -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kiñcanā -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apī -
ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dama (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “kāraṇābhāvatastena jagatkiṃmayamastvidam ”
kāraṇābhāva -
kāraṇābhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tastena -
√tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √tas class 4 verb]

√tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √tas class 4 verb]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kiṃ -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mayam -
maya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astvi -
astu (noun, masculine)

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

astu (noun, feminine)

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

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]