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 3.9.56

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ज्वलतः सर्वतोऽजस्रं चित्तस्थानेषु तिष्ठतः ।
यस्य चिन्मात्रदीपस्य भासा भाति जगत्त्रयम् ॥ ५६ ॥

jvalataḥ sarvato'jasraṃ cittasthāneṣu tiṣṭhataḥ |
yasya cinmātradīpasya bhāsā bhāti jagattrayam || 56 ||

His light is ever shining every where, and he has his seat in the human heart; and it is from the candle light of his intellect, that all the worlds derive their light.
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 (3.9.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jvalat, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Ajasram, Ajasra, Cittastha, Idam, Tishthat, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Cinmatra, Dipa, Bhasa, Jagattraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.9.56). 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: “jvalataḥ sarvato'jasraṃ cittasthāneṣu tiṣṭhataḥ ”
jvalataḥ -
jvalat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jvalat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)

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

√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)

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

√jval (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
sarvato' -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ajasram -
ajasram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajasra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajasra (noun, neuter)

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

ajasrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cittasthān -
cittastha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
eṣu -
e (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tiṣṭhataḥ -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

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

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

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

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “yasya cinmātradīpasya bhāsā bhāti jagattrayam ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīpasya -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
bhāsā* -
bhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
jagattrayam -
jagattraya (noun, neuter)

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