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 7.184.20

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यतो वाचो निवर्तन्ते न निवर्तन्त एव वा ।
विधयः प्रतिषेधाश्च भावाभावदृशस्तथा ॥ २० ॥

yato vāco nivartante na nivartanta eva vā |
vidhayaḥ pratiṣedhāśca bhāvābhāvadṛśastathā || 20 ||

He whom no words can define, and yet who defines the senses of words; who is subject to no law or prohibition, or to any state or condition of being, but appoints them for all sorts of beings, is indeed the only Lord of all.
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 (7.184.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatah, Yat, Yata, Vac, Vaca, Vartat, Eva, Vidhi, Pratishedha, Bhavabhava, Drisha, Drish, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.184.20). 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: “yato vāco nivartante na nivartanta eva vā ”
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
vāco* -
vāc (noun, feminine)

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

vāca (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vartante -
√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vartanta* -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “vidhayaḥ pratiṣedhāśca bhāvābhāvadṛśastathā ”
vidhayaḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pratiṣedhāś -
pratiṣedha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvābhāva -
bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśas -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]