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 3.62.8

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्तीह नियतिर्ब्राह्मी चिच्छक्तिः स्पन्दरूपिणी ।
अवश्यभवितव्यैकसत्ता सकलकल्पगा ॥ ८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
astīha niyatirbrāhmī cicchaktiḥ spandarūpiṇī |
avaśyabhavitavyaikasattā sakalakalpagā || 8 ||

Vasishtha replied:—There is a supernatural and active energy of the Divine Intellect, called the predominant Decree, Fate or Destiny, which must come to pass, and bear its command over all our actions and desires.
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 (3.62.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Asti, Iha, Niyati, Brahmi, Cicchakti, Spanda, Rupin, Rupini, Sakala, Kalpaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.62.8). 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: “astīha niyatirbrāhmī cicchaktiḥ spandarūpiṇī ”
astī -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

astī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
niyatir -
niyati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
brāhmī -
brāhmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

brāhmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

brāhmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cicchaktiḥ -
cicchakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
spanda -
spanda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “avaśyabhavitavyaikasattā sakalakalpagā ”
Cannot analyse avaśyabhavitavyaikasattā*sa
sakala -
sakala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sakala (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]