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 3.12.19

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पवनस्कन्धविस्तारं बीजं स्पर्शौघशाखिनः ।
सर्वभूतक्रियास्पन्दस्तस्मात्संप्रसरिष्यति ॥ १९ ॥

pavanaskandhavistāraṃ bījaṃ sparśaughaśākhinaḥ |
sarvabhūtakriyāspandastasmātsaṃprasariṣyati || 19 ||

The air, which is the seed (root) of the tree of tangibles, then developed itself into branches, composed of the (49) various kinds of winds, that are the causes of the breathings and motions of all beings.
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 (3.12.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavana, Skandha, Vistara, Bija, Sparsha, Sparshi, Augha, Shakhin, Sarvabhuta, Kriya, Aspanda, Tasmat, Tad, Rishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.12.19). 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: “pavanaskandhavistāraṃ bījaṃ sparśaughaśākhinaḥ ”
pavana -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vistāram -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sparśau -
sparśa (noun, masculine)

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

sparśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sparśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sparśi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
augha -
augha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śākhinaḥ -
śākhin (noun, masculine)

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

śākhin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “sarvabhūtakriyāspandastasmātsaṃprasariṣyati ”
sarvabhūta -
sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kriyā -
kriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

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

[nominative single]
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
prasa -
√pras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
riṣyati -
√riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]

√riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]

√riṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third single]