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 3.10.38

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयसंपत्तौ सर्वकारणकारणम् ।
शिष्यते परमं ब्रह्म तदिदं वर्ण्यते श्रृणु ॥ ३८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
mahāpralayasaṃpattau sarvakāraṇakāraṇam |
śiṣyate paramaṃ brahma tadidaṃ varṇyate śrṛṇu || 38 ||

Vasistha said:—I have told you repeatedly, that there is one supreme Brahma, the cause of causes, who remains alone by himself, when the universe is finally dissolved or absorbed in him. Hear me describe Him fully to you.
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 (3.10.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Mahapralaya, Sampatti, Sarvakaranakarana, Shishyata, Paramam, Parama, Brahma, Brahman, Tad, Tat, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.10.38). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “mahāpralayasaṃpattau sarvakāraṇakāraṇam ”
mahāpralaya -
mahāpralaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampattau -
sampatti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sarvakāraṇakāraṇam -
sarvakāraṇakāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “śiṣyate paramaṃ brahma tadidaṃ varṇyate śrṛṇu ”
śiṣyate -
śiṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śās (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
varṇyate -
√varṇ (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu