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 3.12.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच एतस्मात्परमाच्छान्तात्पदात्परमपावनात् ।
यथेदमुत्थितं विश्वं तच्छृणूत्तमया धिया ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca etasmātparamācchāntātpadātparamapāvanāt |
yathedamutthitaṃ viśvaṃ tacchṛṇūttamayā dhiyā || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—From the state of perfect quiescence and tranquillity of the supremely Holy spirit, the universe rose to being in the manner, which you must hear with your best understanding and attention.
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 (3.12.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Etad, Esha, Parama, Shanta, Pada, Pavana, Yatha, Idam, Utthita, Vishva, Tat, Tad, Uttama, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.12.1). 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 etasmātparamācchāntātpadātparamapāvanāt ”
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]
etasmāt -
etad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
paramācch -
parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śāntāt -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √śam class 4 verb], [ablative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √śam class 4 verb], [ablative single from √śam class 9 verb]
padāt -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
parama -
parama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāvanāt -
pāvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pāvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “yathedamutthitaṃ viśvaṃ tacchṛṇūttamayā dhiyā ”
yathe -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
utthitam -
utthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utthita (noun, neuter)

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

utthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śṛṇū -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
uttamayā -
uttamā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
dhiyā -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]