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 7.161.18

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यदिदं दृश्यते किंचित्तद्ब्रह्मैव निरामयम् ।
चिदाकाशमनाद्यन्तं तत्कथं किं प्रशाम्यति ॥ १८ ॥

yadidaṃ dṛśyate kiṃcittadbrahmaiva nirāmayam |
cidākāśamanādyantaṃ tatkathaṃ kiṃ praśāmyati || 18 ||

Whatever is seen anywhere, is no other than the unpolluted Brahma himself; and the vacuous sphere of the Intellect being for ever clear and transparent, is never sullied by any foulness.
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 (7.161.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Drishyata, Kincid, Kincit, Tad, Tat, Brahma, Brahman, Niramaya, Cit, Akasha, Anadyanta, Katham, Katha, Kim, Prasham, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.161.18). 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: “yadidaṃ dṛśyate kiṃcittadbrahmaiva nirāmayam ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmai -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nirāmayam -
nirāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāmaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nirāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “cidākāśamanādyantaṃ tatkathaṃ kiṃ praśāmyati ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anādyantam -
anādyanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anādyanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

anādyantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
praśāmya -
praśām (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

praśām (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]