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 3.96.3

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अनन्तस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य सर्वशक्तेर्महात्मनः ।
संकल्पशक्ति रचितं यद्रूपं तन्मनो विदुः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
anantasyātmatattvasya sarvaśaktermahātmanaḥ |
saṃkalpaśakti racitaṃ yadrūpaṃ tanmano viduḥ || 3 ||

Vasishtha replied:—The nature of the mind is known to be composed of the property of Volition, which is an attribute of the infinite and almighty power of the Supreme soul.
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 (3.96.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Ananta, Atmatattva, Sarvashakti, Mahatman, Sankalpa, Shaktin, Shakti, Racita, Yat, Yad, Rupa, Tanmanas, Tanman, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.3). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “anantasyātmatattvasya sarvaśaktermahātmanaḥ ”
anantasyā -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ātmatattvasya -
ātmatattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvaśakter -
sarvaśakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “saṃkalpaśakti racitaṃ yadrūpaṃ tanmano viduḥ ”
saṅkalpa -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

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

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

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

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
racitam -
racita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

racita (noun, neuter)

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

racitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]

√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tanmano* -
tanmanas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmanas (noun, neuter)

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

tanman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viduḥ -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]