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 4.18.21

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ब्रह्मकारणको जीवो जगद्रूपेण जृम्भते ।
रसस्य कारणं किं स्यादिति वक्तुं न युज्यते ॥ २१ ॥

brahmakāraṇako jīvo jagadrūpeṇa jṛmbhate |
rasasya kāraṇaṃ kiṃ syāditi vaktuṃ na yujyate || 21 ||

So no one should inquire into the cause of Brahma; because his nature being inscrutable and undefinable, it is improper to say of him this or the other.
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 (4.18.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmakara, Kah, Jiva, Jagat, Rupa, Rasa, Karana, Kim, Syat, Sya, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.21). 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: “brahmakāraṇako jīvo jagadrūpeṇa jṛmbhate ”
brahmakāra -
brahmakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmakāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpeṇa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jṛmbhate -
√jṛmbh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “rasasya kāraṇaṃ kiṃ syāditi vaktuṃ na yujyate ”
rasasya -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]