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 3.64.10

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यथा वातस्य चलनं कृशानोरुष्णता यथा ।
शीतता वा तुषारस्य तथा जीवत्वमात्मनः ॥ १० ॥

yathā vātasya calanaṃ kṛśānoruṣṇatā yathā |
śītatā vā tuṣārasya tathā jīvatvamātmanaḥ || 10 ||

Vitality is the essential property of the soul, resembling the inseparable properties of motion in the wind, warmth in the fire and coldness in the ice.
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 (3.64.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vata, Calana, Krishanu, Ushnata, Shitata, Tushara, Tatha, Jivatva, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.64.10). 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: “yathā vātasya calanaṃ kṛśānoruṣṇatā yathā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vātasya -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]
calanam -
calana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

calana (noun, neuter)

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

calanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛśānor -
kṛśānu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
uṣṇatā* -
uṣṇatā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “śītatā vā tuṣārasya tathā jīvatvamātmanaḥ ”
śītatā* -
śītatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[genitive single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jīvatvam -
jīvatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]