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 3.79.16

अणुत्वमजहत्कोऽणुर्मेरोः स्थूलतराकृतिः ।
वालाग्रशतभागात्मा कोऽणुरुच्चैः शिलोच्चयः ॥ १६ ॥

aṇutvamajahatko'ṇurmeroḥ sthūlatarākṛtiḥ |
vālāgraśatabhāgātmā ko'ṇuruccaiḥ śiloccayaḥ || 16 ||

Who is it, that is bigger than the mount Meru in his minuteness; and who is it that being, lesser than the point of a hair, is yet higher than the highest rock?

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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 (3.79.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anutva, Ajahat, Kah, Anu, Meru, Sthulatara, Akriti, Valagra, Shatabhaga, Asmad, Uccaih, Ucca, Shiloccaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.16). 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: “aṇutvamajahatko'ṇurmeroḥ sthūlatarākṛtiḥ
  • aṇutvam -
  • aṇutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ajahat -
  • ajahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ajahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇur -
  • aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • meroḥ -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthūlatarā -
  • sthūlatara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūlatara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūlatarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vālāgraśatabhāgātmā ko'ṇuruccaiḥ śiloccayaḥ
  • vālāgra -
  • vālāgra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vālāgra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatabhāgāt -
  • śatabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇur -
  • aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śiloccayaḥ -
  • śiloccaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.16

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 3.79.16 in Gujarati sript:
અણુત્વમજહત્કોઽણુર્મેરોઃ સ્થૂલતરાકૃતિઃ ।
વાલાગ્રશતભાગાત્મા કોઽણુરુચ્ચૈઃ શિલોચ્ચયઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.79.16 in Telugu sript:
అణుత్వమజహత్కోఽణుర్మేరోః స్థూలతరాకృతిః ।
వాలాగ్రశతభాగాత్మా కోఽణురుచ్చైః శిలోచ్చయః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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