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 2.11.4

< Previous

Next >

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परमे ब्रह्मणि ब्रह्मा स्वभाववशतः स्वयम् ।
जातः स्पन्दमयो नित्यमूर्मिरम्बुनिधाविव ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
parame brahmaṇi brahmā svabhāvavaśataḥ svayam |
jātaḥ spandamayo nityamūrmirambunidhāviva || 4 ||

Vasishtha replied:—This Brahma is in his own nature the same with the Supreme Brahm, and is born in him, as a billow is born of the waters of the deep.
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 (2.11.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Parama, Brahman, Brahma, Svabhava, Vashatah, Vashat, Svayam, Jatri, Jata, Spanda, Aya, Ayas, Nityam, Nitya, Urmin, Urmi, Ambunidhi, 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 2.11.4). 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: “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: “parame brahmaṇi brahmā svabhāvavaśataḥ svayam ”
parame -
parama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brahmaṇi -
brahman (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśataḥ -
vaśataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vaś -> vaśat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]

√vaś -> vaśat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]

√vaś (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “jātaḥ spandamayo nityamūrmirambunidhāviva ”
jātaḥ -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
spandam -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambunidhāvi -
ambunidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]