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 7.183.5

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मिथोऽशक्यां कथं धर्मौ स्थितिमेकत्र गच्छतः ।
आधार एवाधेयत्वं करोति कथमात्मनि ॥ ५ ॥

mitho'śakyāṃ kathaṃ dharmau sthitimekatra gacchataḥ |
ādhāra evādheyatvaṃ karoti kathamātmani || 5 ||

How can opposite qualities reside together at the same time, which is as impossible as the container and contained to become the same thing?
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 (7.183.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithah, Mithu, Ashakya, Katham, Katha, Dharma, Sthiti, Ekatra, Gacchat, Adhara, Eva, Adheya, Tva, Yushmad, Karoti, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.183.5). 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: “mitho'śakyāṃ kathaṃ dharmau sthitimekatra gacchataḥ ”
mitho' -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mithu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aśakyām -
aśakyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
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]
dharmau -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ekatra -
ekatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gacchataḥ -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

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

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “ādhāra evādheyatvaṃ karoti kathamātmani ”
ādhāra* -
ādhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādheya -
ādheya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādheya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
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]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]