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 2.19.16

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सर्वप्रमाणसत्तानां पदमब्धिरपामिव ।
प्रमाणमेकमेवेह प्रत्यक्षं तदतः शृणु ॥ १६ ॥

sarvapramāṇasattānāṃ padamabdhirapāmiva |
pramāṇamekameveha pratyakṣaṃ tadataḥ śṛṇu || 16 ||

Of all sorts of proofs it is the evidence of perception which forms their fountain-head, as the sea is the mainspring of all its waters. It is this alone which is used in this place as you shall learn below.
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 (2.19.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saru, Sarva, Apramana, Satta, Pada, Abdhi, Iva, Pramana, Eka, Eva, Iha, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Tada, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.19.16). 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: “sarvapramāṇasattānāṃ padamabdhirapāmiva ”
sarva -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
apramāṇa -
apramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sattānām -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

satta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

satta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
abdhir -
abdhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apām -
ap (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√pā (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “pramāṇamekameveha pratyakṣaṃ tadataḥ śṛṇu ”
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pratyakṣam -
pratyakṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]