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 2.4.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सौम्याम्बुत्वे तरङ्गत्वे सलिलस्याम्बुता यथा ।
समैवाब्धौ तथाऽदेहसदेहमुनिमुक्तता ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
saumyāmbutve taraṅgatve salilasyāmbutā yathā |
samaivābdhau tathā'dehasadehamunimuktatā || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—I know gentle Rama that, liberation of the soul, whether in its embodied or disembodied state is both alike, as the sea-water and its waves are the same liquid substance.
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 (2.4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Saumi, Saumya, Ambu, Tva, Taranga, Salila, Tas, Yatha, Sama, Abdhi, Adeha, Sada, Sad, Sadi, Iha, Muktata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.4.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “saumyāmbutve taraṅgatve salilasyāmbutā yathā ”
saumyā -
saumya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saumya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saumī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

saumyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambu -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ambu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tve -
tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
taraṅga -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tve -
tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
salilasyā -
salila (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

salila (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ambu -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ambu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “samaivābdhau tathā'dehasadehamunimuktatā ”
samai -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
abdhau -
abdhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tathā' -
adeha -
adeha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sade -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sada (noun, neuter)

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

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

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

sadi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sadi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sad (verb class 6)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uni -
ū (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
muktatā -
muktatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]