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 3.62.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परमाणुनिमेषाणां लक्षांशकलनास्वपि ।
जगत्कल्पसहस्राणि सत्यानीव विभान्त्यलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
paramāṇunimeṣāṇāṃ lakṣāṃśakalanāsvapi |
jagatkalpasahasrāṇi satyānīva vibhāntyalam || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—These myriads of worlds and the millenniums of kalpa ages, are no more real in themselves than our false computation of the millionth part of an atom or the twinkling of an eye.
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 (3.62.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Paramanu, Mesha, Meshana, Laksha, Shakala, Api, Jagat, Kalpa, Sahasra, Satya, Iva, Vibhat, Alam, Ala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.62.1). 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: “paramāṇunimeṣāṇāṃ lakṣāṃśakalanāsvapi ”
paramāṇuni -
paramāṇu (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
meṣāṇām -
meṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

meṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√maṣ -> meṣāṇā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
lakṣāṃ -
lakṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śakala -
śakala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakala (noun, neuter)

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

[locative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 3: “jagatkalpasahasrāṇi satyānīva vibhāntyalam ”
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
satyānī -
satya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vibhāntya -
vibhāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

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