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 3.95.23

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एवं स्थिते कथं नाम जन्मबीजेन कर्मणा ।
विनोत्पत्तिस्त्वया प्रोक्ता भूतानां ब्रह्मणः पदात् ॥ २३ ॥

evaṃ sthite kathaṃ nāma janmabījena karmaṇā |
vinotpattistvayā proktā bhūtānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt || 23 ||

Such being the case, how was it sir, that you said of the production of animals from the seed of Brahma, without the causality of their prior acts, which you say to be simultaneous with the birth of animal beings.
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 (3.95.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Sthita, Sthiti, Katham, Katha, Naman, Janma, Janman, Bija, Karman, Vina, Utpatti, Tva, Yushmad, Prokta, Bhuta, Brahman, Brahmana, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.95.23). 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: “evaṃ sthite kathaṃ nāma janmabījena karmaṇā ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthite -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

sthiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

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

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
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]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bījena -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “vinotpattistvayā proktā bhūtānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt ”
vino -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utpattis -
utpatti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
proktā* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūtānām -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padāt -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]