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 3.64.8

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ब्रह्मणः स्फुरणं किंचिद्यदवाताम्बुधेरिव ।
दीपस्येवाप्यवातस्य तं जीवं विद्धि राघव ॥ ८ ॥

brahmaṇaḥ sphuraṇaṃ kiṃcidyadavātāmbudheriva |
dīpasyevāpyavātasya taṃ jīvaṃ viddhi rāghava || 8 ||

Know Rama! the living soul to be an inflation of Divine Spirit, like the swelling of the sea and the burning of a candle, when its flame is unshaken by the wind.
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 (3.64.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Sphurana, Kincid, Ada, Vata, Vat, Budhe, Budha, Budh, Irin, Dipa, Iva, Sya, Jiva, Raghava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.64.8). 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: “brahmaṇaḥ sphuraṇaṃ kiṃcidyadavātāmbudheriva ”
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sphuraṇam -
sphuraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kiñcidya -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ada -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vātām -
vātā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
budhe -
budhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

budha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

budha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

budhā (noun, feminine)

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

budh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

budh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iri -
irin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

irin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “dīpasyevāpyavātasya taṃ jīvaṃ viddhi rāghava ”
dīpasye -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apyavā -
apyava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ata -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jīvam -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jīv]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]