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 6.43.4

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यथा द्रवत्वं पयसि यथा स्पन्दो नभस्वति ।
यथा नभसि शून्यत्वं तथा सर्गत्वमात्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā spando nabhasvati |
yathā nabhasi śūnyatvaṃ tathā sargatvamātmani || 4 ||

As fluidity is the nature of liquids, and fluctuation is that of the winds, and as vacuity is the state of the sky, so is creation the condition of the spirit or divine soul.
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 (6.43.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Dravatva, Payas, Spanda, Nabhasvat, Nabhasvati, Nabhas, Shunyatva, Tatha, Sarga, Tva, Yushmad, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.43.4). 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: “yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā spando nabhasvati ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dravatvam -
dravatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
payasi -
payas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pay (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pi (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pī (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
spando* -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nabhasvati -
nabhasvatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nabhasvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhasvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “yathā nabhasi śūnyatvaṃ tathā sargatvamātmani ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabhasi -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
śūnyatvam -
śūnyatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarga -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]