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 3.40.16

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यः पुनः स्वप्नसंकल्पपुरुषः प्रतिमाकृतिः ।
आकाशमात्रकाकारः स कथं केन रोध्यते ॥ १६ ॥

yaḥ punaḥ svapnasaṃkalpapuruṣaḥ pratimākṛtiḥ |
ākāśamātrakākāraḥ sa kathaṃ kena rodhyate || 16 ||

Now then the soul that resembles a being seen in a dream or formed in fancy, and which is of the nature of air and vacuum, is never liable to be obstructed any where in its course:
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 (3.40.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Puna, Svapna, Sankalpa, Purusha, Pratima, Akriti, Akashamatra, Kakara, Katham, Katha, Kena, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.16). 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: “yaḥ punaḥ svapnasaṃkalpapuruṣaḥ pratimākṛtiḥ ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
svapna -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratimā -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ākāśamātrakākāraḥ sa kathaṃ kena rodhyate ”
ākāśamātra -
ākāśamātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśamātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kākāraḥ -
kākāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rodhyate -
√rudh (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]