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 7.177.28

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भित्त्यभित्त्यादिरूपाणां ज्ञानस्य ज्ञानवादिनः ।
किं कारणमनन्तानामुत्पन्नध्वंसिनां मुहुः ॥ २८ ॥

bhittyabhittyādirūpāṇāṃ jñānasya jñānavādinaḥ |
kiṃ kāraṇamanantānāmutpannadhvaṃsināṃ muhuḥ || 28 ||

How can our finite and shapeless knowledge of things, be the cause of the incessant rise and fall, of endless, and minute bodies in the world, as it is maintained by vijnana vada or gnostic school.
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 (7.177.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhitti, Abhitti, Adirupa, Jnana, Vadi, Vadin, Kim, Karana, Ananta, Utpanna, Dhvamsin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.177.28). 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: “bhittyabhittyādirūpāṇāṃ jñānasya jñānavādinaḥ ”
bhittya -
bhitti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
abhittyā -
abhitti (noun, feminine)

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

abhitti (noun, masculine)

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

abhitti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ādirūpāṇām -
ādirūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
jñānasya -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādinaḥ -
vādi (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vādin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kiṃ kāraṇamanantānāmutpannadhvaṃsināṃ muhuḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anantānām -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

anantā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
utpanna -
utpanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utpanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhvaṃsinām -
dhvaṃsin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhvaṃsin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Cannot analyse muhuḥ