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 3.2.56

चिद्व्योमकेवलमनन्तमनादिमध्यं ब्रह्मेति भाति निजचित्तवशात्स्वयंभूः ।
आकारवानिव पुमानिव वस्तुतस्तु वन्ध्यातनूज इव तस्य तु नास्ति देहः ॥ ५६ ॥

cidvyomakevalamanantamanādimadhyaṃ brahmeti bhāti nijacittavaśātsvayaṃbhūḥ |
ākāravāniva pumāniva vastutastu vandhyātanūja iva tasya tu nāsti dehaḥ || 56 ||

The self-born Brahma is manifest in his own mind as Brahma is manifested in the vacuous sphere of his intellect. He is without beginning, middle and end, and appears to have a figure like that of a male being, while in reality he has no body, as the offspring of a barren woman.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cidvyoman, Cidvyoma, Kevalam, Kevala, Ananta, Anadi, Adhi, Brahma, Brahman, Iti, Nija, Citta, Vasha, Svayambhu, Akaravat, Iva, Pums, Vastutah, Vastutas, Vandhya, Anu, Tad, Nasti, Deha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.56). 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: “cidvyomakevalamanantamanādimadhyaṃ brahmeti bhāti nijacittavaśātsvayaṃbhūḥ
  • cidvyoma -
  • cidvyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    cidvyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cidvyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cidvyoma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anādim -
  • anādi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    anādi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhyam -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahme -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vaśāt -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • svayambhūḥ -
  • svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ākāravāniva pumāniva vastutastu vandhyātanūja iva tasya tu nāsti dehaḥ
  • ākāravān -
  • ākāravat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vastutas -
  • vastutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vastutas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vandhyāt -
  • vandhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vandhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • anū -
  • anu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ja* -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dehaḥ -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.56

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.2.56 in Gujarati sript:
ચિદ્વ્યોમકેવલમનન્તમનાદિમધ્યં બ્રહ્મેતિ ભાતિ નિજચિત્તવશાત્સ્વયંભૂઃ ।
આકારવાનિવ પુમાનિવ વસ્તુતસ્તુ વન્ધ્યાતનૂજ ઇવ તસ્ય તુ નાસ્તિ દેહઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.2.56 in Telugu sript:
చిద్వ్యోమకేవలమనన్తమనాదిమధ్యం బ్రహ్మేతి భాతి నిజచిత్తవశాత్స్వయంభూః ।
ఆకారవానివ పుమానివ వస్తుతస్తు వన్ధ్యాతనూజ ఇవ తస్య తు నాస్తి దేహః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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