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 7.161.45

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नेति नेति विनिर्णीय सर्वतोऽभिभवत्यपि ।
पश्चात्त्यक्त्वा चिदाकाशे शिलां कृत्वास्यतामिह ॥ ४५ ॥

neti neti vinirṇīya sarvato'bhibhavatyapi |
paścāttyaktvā cidākāśe śilāṃ kṛtvāsyatāmiha || 45 ||

Knowing all things as full of God, you must however reject them all (as mere reflections of the Deity); and rest yourself at last in the vacuous Intellect, as the great rock of your refuge.
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 (7.161.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Neti, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Abhi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api, Pashcat, Pashca, Cit, Akashe, Akasha, Shila, Kritva, Kritvan, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.161.45). 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: “neti neti vinirṇīya sarvato'bhibhavatyapi ”
neti -
netī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
neti -
netī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse vinirṇīya*sa
sarvato' -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “paścāttyaktvā cidākāśe śilāṃ kṛtvāsyatāmiha ”
paścāt -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
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]
ākāśe -
ākāśe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
śilām -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
asyatām -
√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative passive third single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperfect active third dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]