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 3.14.33

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यस्या जीवाभिधानायाः शक्त्यपेक्षा फलत्यसौ ।
प्रधानशक्तिनियमानुष्ठानेन विना न तु ॥ ३३ ॥

yasyā jīvābhidhānāyāḥ śaktyapekṣā phalatyasau |
pradhānaśaktiniyamānuṣṭhānena vinā na tu || 33 ||

Though they that bear the name of living beings, effect their purposes by exertion of their energies, yet they can effect nothing without acting according to the law appointed by the predominant power.
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 (3.14.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Jiva, Jivan, Abhidhana, Shaktyapeksha, Phalat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Pradhana, Shaktin, Shaktini, Shakti, Yama, Ushtha, Vina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.33). 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: “yasyā jīvābhidhānāyāḥ śaktyapekṣā phalatyasau ”
yasyā* -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jīvā -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhidhānāyā -
abhidhāna (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śaktyapekṣā -
śaktyapekṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
phalatya -
√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]

√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)

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

√phal (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pradhānaśaktiniyamānuṣṭhānena vinā na tu ”
pradhāna -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaktini -
śaktinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yamān -
yama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uṣṭhān -
uṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ena -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]