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 3.67.36

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ब्रह्म सर्वं जगद्वस्तु पिण्डमेकमखण्डितम् ।
फलपत्रलतागुल्मपीठबीजमिव स्थितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

brahma sarvaṃ jagadvastu piṇḍamekamakhaṇḍitam |
phalapatralatāgulmapīṭhabījamiva sthitam || 36 ||

As a prismatic crystal represents various colours in its prisms, without being tinged by the same; so the transparent essence of Brahma shows the groups of worlds in its hollow bosom without its connection with them.
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 (3.67.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Sarvam, Sarva, Jagat, Vastu, Pinda, Eka, Akhandita, Phala, Patra, Lata, Agulma, Pithabija, Iva, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.67.36). 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: “brahma sarvaṃ jagadvastu piṇḍamekamakhaṇḍitam ”
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

piṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
akhaṇḍitam -
akhaṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

akhaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “phalapatralatāgulmapīṭhabījamiva sthitam ”
phala -
phala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√phal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

patra (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

agulma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pīṭhabījam -
pīṭhabīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīṭhabīja (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]