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 3.96.2

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
विस्तरेण मम ब्रह्मन् जडस्याप्यजडाकृतेः ।
रूपमारूढसंकल्पं मनसो वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ २ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
vistareṇa mama brahman jaḍasyāpyajaḍākṛteḥ |
rūpamārūḍhasaṃkalpaṃ manaso vaktumarhasi || 2 ||

Rama said:—Sir, I pray you will explain in length, regarding the immaterial mind as opposed to the material body, and its inseparable property of will or volition.
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 (3.96.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Vistarena, Vistara, Asmad, Jada, Api, Apya, Ajada, Akriti, Rupa, Arudha, Sankalpa, Manas, Manasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.2). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “vistareṇa mama brahman jaḍasyāpyajaḍākṛteḥ ”
vistareṇa -
vistareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vistara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
brahman -
jaḍasyā -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ajaḍā -
ajaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajaḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākṛteḥ -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “rūpamārūḍhasaṃkalpaṃ manaso vaktumarhasi ”
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ārūḍha -
ārūḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārūḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkalpam -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manaso* -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]