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 3.2.26

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संस्थिता भावयन्तीव चिद्रूपैव परात्पदात् ।
भिन्नमाकारमात्मीयं चित्स्तम्भे शालभञ्जिका ॥ २६ ॥

saṃsthitā bhāvayantīva cidrūpaiva parātpadāt |
bhinnamākāramātmīyaṃ citstambhe śālabhañjikā || 26 ||

It sits meditating on itself as inseparable from the Supreme Intelligence, just as the images (in painting and statuary), are inseparable from the mind of the painter and sculptor.
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 (3.2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsthita, Bhavayat, Bhavayanti, Iva, Cidrupa, Para, Pada, Bhinna, Akara, Atmiya, Cit, Stambha, Stambhi, Shalabhanjika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.26). 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: “saṃsthitā bhāvayantīva cidrūpaiva parātpadāt ”
saṃsthitā* -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāvayantī -
√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √bhū], [adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √bhū], [nominative plural from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [vocative plural from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū], [accusative plural from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cidrūpai -
cidrūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cidrūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cidrūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
parāt -
para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]
padāt -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “bhinnamākāramātmīyaṃ citstambhe śālabhañjikā ”
bhinnam -
bhinna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhinna (noun, neuter)

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

bhinnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākāram -
ākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātmīyam -
ātmīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmīya (noun, neuter)

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

ātmīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
stambhe -
stambha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

stambhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√stambh (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]