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 2.10.12

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स्पन्दास्पन्दसमाकारात्ततो विष्णुरजायत ।
स्यन्दमानरसापूरात्तरङ्गः सागरादिव ॥ १२ ॥

spandāspandasamākārāttato viṣṇurajāyata |
syandamānarasāpūrāttaraṅgaḥ sāgarādiva || 12 ||

From him who remains the same (unaltered being) in his rest and motion, the great Vishnu was born, like a moving wave on the quiet waters of the sea.
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 (2.10.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Spanda, Aspanda, Samakara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vishnu, Syandamana, Rasa, Apura, Taranga, Sagara, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.10.12). 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: “spandāspandasamākārāttato viṣṇurajāyata ”
spandā -
spanda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aspanda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samākārāt -
samākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

samākāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ajāyata -
√jai (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[imperfect middle third single]
Line 2: “syandamānarasāpūrāttaraṅgaḥ sāgarādiva ”
syandamāna -
√syand -> syandamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √syand class 1 verb]

√syand -> syandamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √syand class 1 verb]
rasā -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ras (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]

apūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
taraṅgaḥ -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāgarād -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]