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 5.20.41

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कर्तारोऽपि न कर्तारो यथा दीपा निशागमे ।
आलोककर्मणामेवं तज्ज्ञा लोकस्थिताविह ॥ ४१ ॥

kartāro'pi na kartāro yathā dīpā niśāgame |
ālokakarmaṇāmevaṃ tajjñā lokasthitāviha || 41 ||

The knowers of God do their acts, without thinking themselves their actors; just as the lamps of night witness the objects around, without their consciousness of the same.
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 (5.20.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kartri, Kartara, Api, Yatha, Dipa, Nishagama, Aloka, Karman, Evam, Eva, Tajjna, Lokasthiti, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.41). 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: “kartāro'pi na kartāro yathā dīpā niśāgame ”
kartāro' -
kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kartāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartāro* -
kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kartāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpā* -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
niśāgame -
niśāgama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “ālokakarmaṇāmevaṃ tajjñā lokasthitāviha ”
āloka -
āloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
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]
tajjñā* -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tajjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lokasthitāvi -
lokasthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]