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 3.66.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमेकं परं वस्तु राम नानात्वमेत्यलम् ।
नानात्वमिव संजातं दीपाद्दीपशतं यथा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
evamekaṃ paraṃ vastu rāma nānātvametyalam |
nānātvamiva saṃjātaṃ dīpāddīpaśataṃ yathā || 1 ||

Thus Rama! there is one true essence, which appears many by our mistake;and this variety is caused by the production of one from the other, as one lamp is lighted from another.
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 (3.66.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Evam, Eva, Eka, Param, Para, Vastu, Rama, Nanatva, Etya, Eti, Alam, Ala, Iva, Sanjata, Dipa, Shata, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.66.1). 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: “evamekaṃ paraṃ vastu rāma nānātvametyalam ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vastu -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
nānātvam -
nānātva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
etya -
etya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eti (noun, feminine)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “nānātvamiva saṃjātaṃ dīpāddīpaśataṃ yathā ”
nānātvam -
nānātva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sañjātam -
sañjāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sañjāta (noun, neuter)

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

sañjātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dīpād -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
dīpa -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

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

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]