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 3.14.69

चिदाकाशैकशून्यत्वं जगदस्ति च नास्ति च ।
चिदालोकमहारूपं जगदस्ति च नास्ति च ॥ ६९ ॥

cidākāśaikaśūnyatvaṃ jagadasti ca nāsti ca |
cidālokamahārūpaṃ jagadasti ca nāsti ca || 69 ||

Like the vacuity of that Intellect, the world is said now to exist and now to be inexistent; and like the light of that Intellect, it now appears and now disappears from view.

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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 (3.14.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Akasha, Aika, Shunyatva, Jagada, Nasti, Aloka, Aha, Arupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.69). 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: “cidākāśaikaśūnyatvaṃ jagadasti ca nāsti ca
  • 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]
  • ākāśai -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūnyatvam -
  • śūnyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagada -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “cidālokamahārūpaṃ jagadasti ca nāsti ca
  • 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]
  • ālokam -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arūpam -
  • arūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagada -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.69

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 3.14.69 in Gujarati sript:
ચિદાકાશૈકશૂન્યત્વં જગદસ્તિ ચ નાસ્તિ ચ ।
ચિદાલોકમહારૂપં જગદસ્તિ ચ નાસ્તિ ચ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

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 3.14.69 in Telugu sript:
చిదాకాశైకశూన్యత్వం జగదస్తి చ నాస్తి చ ।
చిదాలోకమహారూపం జగదస్తి చ నాస్తి చ ॥ ౬౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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