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 6.53.57

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इदं चाहमिदं नेति इतीदं कथ्यते मया ।
एवमात्मास्मि सर्वात्मा मामेवं विद्धि पाण्डव ॥ ५७ ॥

idaṃ cāhamidaṃ neti itīdaṃ kathyate mayā |
evamātmāsmi sarvātmā māmevaṃ viddhi pāṇḍava || 57 ||

When I say I am this and not the other (of my many reflections in a prismatic glass, or of my many images in many pots of water), I am quite wrong and inconsistent with myself; so is it to say, that the human soul is the spirit or image of God, and not that of any other being, when the self-same Divine spirit is present and immanent in all.
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 (6.53.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Aha, Asmad, Neti, Iti, Maya, Evam, Eva, Atman, Atma, Sarvatma, Mama, Pandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.53.57). 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: “idaṃ cāhamidaṃ neti itīdaṃ kathyate mayā ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
neti -
netī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
itī -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “evamātmāsmi sarvātmā māmevaṃ viddhi pāṇḍava ”
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]
ātmā -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
sarvātmā* -
sarvātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
māme -
māma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
pāṇḍava -
pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]