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 7.172.12

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आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं दृश्यं किंचिन्न विद्यते ।
यत्र तत्र कथं कीदृक् कुतः स्यात्संभवः स्मृतेः ॥ १२ ॥

ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ dṛśyaṃ kiṃcinna vidyate |
yatra tatra kathaṃ kīdṛk kutaḥ syātsaṃbhavaḥ smṛteḥ || 12 ||

There is nothing visible here, from the highest heaven to the lowest pit; if it [were] so a nullity only, then what is its reminiscence and to what use is it?
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 (7.172.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abrahmastambaparyanta, Drishya, Kincid, Kincit, Yatra, Tatra, Katham, Katha, Kidrish, Kutah, Kuta, Syat, Sya, Sambhava, Sambhu, Smriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.172.12). 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: “ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ dṛśyaṃ kiṃcinna vidyate ”
ābrahmastambaparyantam -
ābrahmastambaparyanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābrahmastambaparyanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
kiñcin -
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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “yatra tatra kathaṃ kīdṛk kutaḥ syātsaṃbhavaḥ smṛteḥ ”
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
kīdṛk -
kīdṛś (noun, masculine)

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

kīdṛś (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
sambhavaḥ -
sambhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sambhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sambhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
smṛteḥ -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]