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 3.20.30

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क्षणकल्पं जगत्सर्वं त्वत्तामत्तात्मजन्मनाम् ।
यथावत्प्रतिभासस्य वक्ष्ये क्रममिमं शृणु ॥ ३० ॥

kṣaṇakalpaṃ jagatsarvaṃ tvattāmattātmajanmanām |
yathāvatpratibhāsasya vakṣye kramamimaṃ śṛṇu || 30 ||

Attend to what I tell you about the manner in which we form the idea of time, and its distinct parts of a moment and an age, in the same way as we make the distinction of individualities in me, thee and this or that person, (which are essentially the same undivided spirit and duration).{GL_NOTE:73118:}
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 (3.20.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshana, Kalpam, Kalpa, Jagatsarva, Yushmad, Tama, Tta, Janman, Yathavat, Pratibhasa, Vakshya, Krama, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.20.30). 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: “kṣaṇakalpaṃ jagatsarvaṃ tvattāmattātmajanmanām ”
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpam -
kalpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

kalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagatsarvam -
jagatsarva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tvat -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
tāma -
tāma (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janmanām -
janman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “yathāvatpratibhāsasya vakṣye kramamimaṃ śṛṇu ”
yathāvat -
yathāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pratibhāsasya -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
vakṣye -
√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
kramam -
krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]