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 3.116.18

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ब्रह्मणो मनःशक्तिरभ्युदिता पुरःस्थिताकाशशक्तिमवलम्ब्य तत्रस्थपवनतानुपातिनी घनसंकलत्वं गच्छति ॥ १८ ॥

brahmaṇo manaḥśaktirabhyuditā puraḥsthitākāśaśaktimavalambya tatrasthapavanatānupātinī ghanasaṃkalatvaṃ gacchati || 18 ||

The mental power of Brahma issuing from him, rests on the wide expanse of vacuum which is spread before it; then being joined with the essence of ether, becomes solidified in the shape of desire.
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 (3.116.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Mana, Manas, Shakti, Abhyudita, Purahsthita, Akasha, Tatrastha, Pavana, Upa, Ghana, Sankala, Tva, Yushmad, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.116.18). 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: “brahmaṇo manaḥśaktirabhyuditā puraḥsthitākāśaśaktimavalambya tatrasthapavanatānupātinī ghanasaṃkalatvaṃ gacchati ”
brahmaṇo* -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaktir -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhyuditā -
abhyuditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
puraḥsthitā -
puraḥsthita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puraḥsthita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puraḥsthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
avalambya -
tatrastha -
tatrastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatrastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pavana -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atinī -
ghana -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkala -
saṅkala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]