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 7.164.4

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यच्चातत्त्वज्ञविषयं तज्जानाति स एव तत् ।
वयं तु विद्मो नाहं त्वं नातत्त्वज्ञं न वस्तु तत् ॥ ४ ॥

yaccātattvajñaviṣayaṃ tajjānāti sa eva tat |
vayaṃ tu vidmo nāhaṃ tvaṃ nātattvajñaṃ na vastu tat || 4 ||

He is the same, that is known to the ignorant, as their objects of sense; but we do not recognize either ourselves or others, or the sensible objects of the ignorant as such.
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 (7.164.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Ajna, Vishaya, Tajja, Sah, Eva, Tat, Tad, Vaya, Asmad, Naha, Tva, Yushmad, Vastu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.164.4). 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: “yaccātattvajñaviṣayaṃ tajjānāti sa eva tat ”
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
attva -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
ajña -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣayam -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tajjān -
tajja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āti -
āti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vayaṃ tu vidmo nāhaṃ tvaṃ nātattvajñaṃ na vastu tat ”
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vidmo* -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
attva -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
ajñam -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

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

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]