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 7.178.8

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यदि सप्रतिघं वस्तु वेल्लत्यप्रतिघात्मकम् ।
कथं संवित्तिमात्रेण पुंसः शैलो न वल्गति ॥ ८ ॥

yadi sapratighaṃ vastu vellatyapratighātmakam |
kathaṃ saṃvittimātreṇa puṃsaḥ śailo na valgati || 8 ||

Should the subtile intellect, be capable of moving the solid body at its will; then tell me sir, why cannot a man move a mountain also by his own will?
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 (7.178.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Sapratigha, Vastu, Vellat, Apratigha, Maka, Katham, Katha, Samvitti, Atra, Pums, Shaila, Valgat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.8). 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: “yadi sapratighaṃ vastu vellatyapratighātmakam ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sapratigham -
sapratigha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sapratigha (noun, neuter)

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

sapratighā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vastu -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vellatya -
√vell -> vellat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vell class 1 verb]

√vell -> vellat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vell class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vell class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vell class 1 verb], [locative single from √vell class 1 verb]

√vell (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
apratighāt -
apratigha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

apratigha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makam -
maka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ saṃvittimātreṇa puṃsaḥ śailo na valgati ”
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]
saṃvittim -
saṃvitti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
puṃsaḥ -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
śailo* -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
valgati -
√valg -> valgat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √valg class 1 verb]

√valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √valg class 1 verb]

√valg (verb class 1)

[present active third single]