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 3.12.13

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चिदहं तावती व्योमशब्दतन्मात्रभावनात् ।
स्वतो घनीभूय शनैः स्वतन्मात्रं भवत्यलम् ॥ १३ ॥

cidahaṃ tāvatī vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt |
svato ghanībhūya śanaiḥ svatanmātraṃ bhavatyalam || 13 ||

The intellect in the form of the airy ego, thinks on the element of sounds (sabda tanmatram); it becomes by degrees denser than the rarefied air, and produces the element of mind.
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 (3.12.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Aha, Asmad, Tavat, Tavati, Vyomashabda, Tanmatra, Bhavana, Svatah, Ghani, Bhuya, Shanaih, Shana, Sva, Svan, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Alam, Ala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.12.13). 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: “cidahaṃ tāvatī vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tāvatī -
tāvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vyomaśabda -
vyomaśabda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tanmātra -
tanmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvanāt -
bhāvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhāvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “svato ghanībhūya śanaiḥ svatanmātraṃ bhavatyalam ”
svato* -
svataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ghanī -
ghanī (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūya -
bhūya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sva -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

svan (noun, neuter)

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

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tanmātram -
tanmātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tanmātra (noun, neuter)

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

tanmātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

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