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 3.64.17

तत्संकल्पात्मकं चेतो भूततन्मात्रकल्पनम् ।
कुर्वंस्ततो व्रजत्येव संकल्पाद्याति पञ्चताम् ॥ १७ ॥

tatsaṃkalpātmakaṃ ceto bhūtatanmātrakalpanam |
kurvaṃstato vrajatyeva saṃkalpādyāti pañcatām || 17 ||

The mind (chetas) which is the subject of thoughts, contemplates on the nature of elementary matter, and thus becomes of itself the quintessence of the five elements.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.64.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Sankalpatmaka, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Bhutatanmatra, Kalpana, Kurvat, Tatah, Tata, Vrajat, Eva, Sankalpa, Yat, Yati, Pancat, Pancata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.64.17). 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: “tatsaṃkalpātmakaṃ ceto bhūtatanmātrakalpanam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkalpātmakam -
  • saṅkalpātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkalpātmaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkalpātmakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ceto* -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtatanmātra -
  • bhūtatanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpanam -
  • kalpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kurvaṃstato vrajatyeva saṃkalpādyāti pañcatām
  • kurvaṃs -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vrajatye -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkalpād -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • pañcatām -
  • pañcat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pañcat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pañcatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √pañc class 1 verb]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √pañc class 1 verb]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.64.17

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.64.17 in Gujarati sript:
તત્સંકલ્પાત્મકં ચેતો ભૂતતન્માત્રકલ્પનમ્ ।
કુર્વંસ્તતો વ્રજત્યેવ સંકલ્પાદ્યાતિ પઞ્ચતામ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.64.17 in Telugu sript:
తత్సంకల్పాత్మకం చేతో భూతతన్మాత్రకల్పనమ్ ।
కుర్వంస్తతో వ్రజత్యేవ సంకల్పాద్యాతి పఞ్చతామ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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