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 3.86.38

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अथ उत्फुल्लकमलकोशवक्रोन्नतासनः ।
ब्रह्माहं जगतां स्रष्टा कर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः ॥ ३८ ॥

atha utphullakamalakośavakronnatāsanaḥ |
brahmāhaṃ jagatāṃ sraṣṭā kartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ || 38 ||

Here I sit on the pericarp of a full blown lotus, and find myself as Brahma—the great god, the creator and sustainer of the universe.
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 (3.86.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Utphullaka, Sha, Vakra, Unnata, Asana, Brahma, Brahman, Aha, Asmad, Jagat, Jagata, Srashtri, Srashta, Karta, Bhoktri, Maheshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.38). 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: “atha utphullakamalakośavakronnatāsanaḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
utphullakam -
utphullaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utphullaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
alako -
śa -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vakro -
vakra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vakrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unnatā -
unnata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unnata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

unnatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asanaḥ -
asana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “brahmāhaṃ jagatāṃ sraṣṭā kartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ ”
brahmā -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
jagatām -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jagatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sraṣṭā -
sraṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sraṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sṛj (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
kartā* -
karta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhoktā -
bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√bhuj (verb class 7)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
maheśvaraḥ -
maheśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]