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 3.2.25

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प्राणस्पन्दोऽस्य यत्कर्म लक्ष्यते चास्मदादिभिः ।
दृश्यतेऽस्माभिरेव तन्न त्वस्यास्त्यत्र कर्मधीः ॥ २५ ॥

prāṇaspando'sya yatkarma lakṣyate cāsmadādibhiḥ |
dṛśyate'smābhireva tanna tvasyāstyatra karmadhīḥ || 25 ||

Our inference of the actions of breathing and motion by the agency of the soul, is a mere supposition; because the soul is devoid of every thought of or tendency to action.
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 (3.2.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranaspanda, Idam, Yat, Yad, Karman, Lakshyata, Asmad, Adi, Adin, Drishyata, Eva, Tan, Tva, Tyatra, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.25). 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: “prāṇaspando'sya yatkarma lakṣyate cāsmadādibhiḥ ”
prāṇaspando' -
prāṇaspanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lakṣyate -
lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lakṣ (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative plural]
ādibhiḥ -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ādi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ādin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “dṛśyate'smābhireva tanna tvasyāstyatra karmadhīḥ ”
dṛśyate' -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
asmābhir -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tann -
tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvasyās -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tyatra -
tyatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dhīḥ -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]