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 3.10.9

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यथा न पुत्रिकाशून्यः स्तम्भोऽनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः ।
तथा भातं जगद्ब्रह्म तेन शून्य न तत्पदम् ॥ ९ ॥

yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambho'nutkīrṇaputrikaḥ |
tathā bhātaṃ jagadbrahma tena śūnya na tatpadam || 9 ||

As a pillar with carved or painted figures, cannot be said to be devoid of them; so Brahma exhibiting the worlds contained in him, can not become a void.
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 (3.10.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Putrika, Ashunya, Tatha, Bhata, Jagat, Brahma, Brahman, Tad, Tena, Shunya, Tatpada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.10.9). 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: “yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambho'nutkīrṇaputrikaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
putrikā -
putrika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putrika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

putrikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśūnyaḥ -
aśūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse stambho'nutkīrṇaputrikaḥ
Line 2: “tathā bhātaṃ jagadbrahma tena śūnya na tatpadam ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhātam -
bhāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāta (noun, neuter)

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

bhātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
śūnya -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatpadam -
tatpada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatpada (noun, neuter)

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