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 3.79.2

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राक्षस्युवाच ।
एकस्यानेकसंख्यस्य कस्याणोरम्बुधेरिव ।
अन्तर्ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि लीयन्ते बुद्बुदा इव ॥ २ ॥

rākṣasyuvāca |
ekasyānekasaṃkhyasya kasyāṇorambudheriva |
antarbrahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudā iva || 2 ||

The rakshasi resumed:—What is that atomic minim which is one yet many, and as vast as the ocean, and which contains innumerable worlds like the bubbles of the sea? (It is a minim for its minuteness, an atom—owing to its imperceptibility, one—as regards its unity, many—on account of its attributes.
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 (3.79.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Eka, Anekasankhya, Kah, Kim, Anu, Ambudhi, Iva, Antar, Brahmanda, Laksha, Budbuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.2). 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: “rākṣasyuvāca ”
rākṣasyu -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

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

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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: “ekasyānekasaṃkhyasya kasyāṇorambudheriva ”
ekasyā -
eka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
anekasaṅkhyasya -
anekasaṅkhya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

anekasaṅkhya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aṇor -
aṇu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ambudher -
ambudhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “antarbrahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudā iva ”
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
brahmāṇḍa -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣāṇi -
lakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
līyante -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]
budbudā* -
budbuda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

budbudā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]