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 3.20.18

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तस्य ब्राह्मणगेहस्य सशैलवनपत्तना ।
इयमन्तः स्थिता भूमिः संकल्पादर्शयोरिव ॥ १८ ॥

tasya brāhmaṇagehasya saśailavanapattanā |
iyamantaḥ sthitā bhūmiḥ saṃkalpādarśayoriva || 18 ||

So were the hills and habitations which were seen in the empty space of the Brahman's house, which was no other than the capacity of his own mind to form the images of its fancy, and receive the external impressions like a reflecting mirror.
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 (3.20.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Brahmana, Geha, Sashaila, Vanapa, Tta, Nri, Iyam, Idam, Anta, Sthita, Bhumi, Sankalpa, Arsha, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.20.18). 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: “tasya brāhmaṇagehasya saśailavanapattanā ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gehasya -
geha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
saśaila -
saśaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saśaila (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iyamantaḥ sthitā bhūmiḥ saṃkalpādarśayoriva ”
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthitā* -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
bhūmiḥ -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṅkalpād -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arśayor -
arśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]