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 3.13.31

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स्पन्दते यत्स तद्वायुश्चेष्टा कर्मेन्द्रियव्रजम् ।
रूपालोकमनस्कारजातमित्यपि भावयत् ॥ ३१ ॥

spandate yatsa tadvāyuśceṣṭā karmendriyavrajam |
rūpālokamanaskārajātamityapi bhāvayat || 31 ||

Then there is the breathing air (the air of breath or breath of life), which actuates the energies of the organs of action. It is this air which is the cause—of vision, and mover of the internal organs of the mind and thought.
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 (3.13.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Tadva, Tadvan, Ceshta, Karmendriya, Vraja, Rupa, Aloka, Manaskara, Jata, Iti, Itya, Api, Bhavayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.13.31). 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: “spandate yatsa tadvāyuśceṣṭā karmendriyavrajam ”
spandate -
√spand (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadvā -
tadvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
ayuś -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
ceṣṭā -
ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
karmendriya -
karmendriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vrajam -
vraja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vraja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “rūpālokamanaskārajātamityapi bhāvayat ”
rūpā -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āloka -
āloka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bhāvayat -
√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]