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 3.14.29

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाजीवात्म तद्ब्रह्म सर्वशक्तिमयात्मकम् ।
स्थितं तथेच्छमेवेह निर्विभागं निरन्तरम् ॥ २९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
mahājīvātma tadbrahma sarvaśaktimayātmakam |
sthitaṃ tathecchameveha nirvibhāgaṃ nirantaram || 29 ||

Vasishtha replied:—Brahma the great living soul and Omnipotent power, remained from eternity with his volition (satya sankalpa—fixed determination) of creation, without partition or alteration of himself.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.14.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Mah, Maha, Tad, Tat, Brahma, Brahman, Sarvashakti, Aya, Maka, Sthita, Tatha, Eva, Iha, Nih, Vibhaga, Nirantara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.29). 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
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “mahājīvātma tadbrahma sarvaśaktimayātmakam
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvātma -
  • jīvātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvaśaktim -
  • sarvaśakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayāt -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • makam -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “sthitaṃ tathecchameveha nirvibhāgaṃ nirantaram
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iccham -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhāgam -
  • vibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nirantaram -
  • nirantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.29

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.14.29 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
મહાજીવાત્મ તદ્બ્રહ્મ સર્વશક્તિમયાત્મકમ્ ।
સ્થિતં તથેચ્છમેવેહ નિર્વિભાગં નિરન્તરમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.14.29 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
మహాజీవాత్మ తద్బ్రహ్మ సర్వశక్తిమయాత్మకమ్ ।
స్థితం తథేచ్ఛమేవేహ నిర్విభాగం నిరన్తరమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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