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 3.1.18

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ब्रह्मण्येवास्त्यनन्तात्म यथास्थितमिदं जगत् ।
न जगच्छब्दकार्थेऽस्ति हेम्नीव कटकात्मता ॥ १८ ॥

brahmaṇyevāstyanantātma yathāsthitamidaṃ jagat |
na jagacchabdakārthe'sti hemnīva kaṭakātmatā || 18 ||

Again as the word gold bears the idea of the substance of which the bracelet is made, so the word Brahma conveys the meaning of immensity which contains the world in it; but the word world contains no idea of Brahma nor bracelet that of gold.
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 (3.1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmanya, Brahman, Eva, Asti, Astya, Yathasthita, Idam, Jagat, Shabdaka, Artha, Heman, Iva, Kataka, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.18). 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: “brahmaṇyevāstyanantātma yathāsthitamidaṃ jagat ”
brahmaṇye -
brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

brahmaṇya (noun, neuter)

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

brahmaṇyā (noun, feminine)

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

brahman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
astya -
asti (noun, feminine)

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

astya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

astī (noun, masculine)

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

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
anantātma -
anantātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
yathāsthitam -
yathāsthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yathāsthita (noun, neuter)

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

yathāsthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “na jagacchabdakārthe'sti hemnīva kaṭakātmatā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagacch -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śabdakā -
śabdaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthe' -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
hemnī -
heman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

heman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kaṭakāt -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
matā -
matā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√man -> matā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]