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 3.97.17

सर्वभूतहितः श्रेष्ठो यः कालकलनात्मकः ।
येनेदमाततं सर्वं चित्ताकाशः स उच्यते ॥ १७ ॥

sarvabhūtahitaḥ śreṣṭho yaḥ kālakalanātmakaḥ |
yenedamātataṃ sarvaṃ cittākāśaḥ sa ucyate || 17 ||

That is called the sphere of the Intellect, which embraces all space and time which has spread out the other spheres, and which is the highest and best of all.

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

Sarvabhutahita, Shreshtha, Yah, Kalaka, Maka, Yena, Yat, Idam, Atata, Sarvam, Sarva, Citta, Akasha, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.97.17). 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: “sarvabhūtahitaḥ śreṣṭho yaḥ kālakalanātmakaḥ
  • sarvabhūtahitaḥ -
  • sarvabhūtahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālaka -
  • kālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makaḥ -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yenedamātataṃ sarvaṃ cittākāśaḥ sa ucyate
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātatam -
  • ātata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    at (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cittā -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ākāśaḥ -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.97.17

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 3.97.17 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વભૂતહિતઃ શ્રેષ્ઠો યઃ કાલકલનાત્મકઃ ।
યેનેદમાતતં સર્વં ચિત્તાકાશઃ સ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.97.17 in Telugu sript:
సర్వభూతహితః శ్రేష్ఠో యః కాలకలనాత్మకః ।
యేనేదమాతతం సర్వం చిత్తాకాశః స ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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