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 3.13.34

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आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा चित्तदेहाम्बराकृतिः ।
स्वकल्पनान्त आकारमण्डं संस्थं प्रपश्यति ॥ ३४ ॥

ātivāhikadehātmā cittadehāmbarākṛtiḥ |
svakalpanānta ākāramaṇḍaṃ saṃsthaṃ prapaśyati || 34 ||

The gross embodied soul, is of the form of vacuum like the mind and yet it imagines itself to reside in an ovum in the body, as Brahma is supposed to be seated in the mundane egg.
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 (3.13.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativahika, Deha, Asmad, Citta, Ambara, Akriti, Svakalpa, Tas, Akaramat, Samstha, Prapashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.13.34). 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: “ātivāhikadehātmā cittadehāmbarākṛtiḥ ”
ātivāhika -
ātivāhika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ātivāhika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dehāt -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dehā -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ambarā -
ambara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ambara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākṛtiḥ -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svakalpanānta ākāramaṇḍaṃ saṃsthaṃ prapaśyati ”
svakalpa -
svakalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svakalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ta* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ākāramaṇ -
ākāramat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ḍam -
ḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃstham -
saṃstha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃstha (noun, neuter)

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

saṃsthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prapaśyati -
prapaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prapaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]