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 4.1.21

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इदं बीजेऽङ्कुर इव दृश्यमास्ते महाशये ।
ब्रूते य एवमज्ञत्वमेतत्तस्यास्ति शैशवम् ॥ २१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
idaṃ bīje'ṅkura iva dṛśyamāste mahāśaye |
brūte ya evamajñatvametattasyāsti śaiśavam || 21 ||

Vasishtha replied:—Those who say that the mundane world existed in the form of a seed at the final sleep (of Brahma), are altogether ignorant of the truth, and talk as children and boys.
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 (4.1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Idam, Bija, Ankura, Iva, Drishya, Mahashaya, Yah, Evam, Eva, Ajnatva, Etad, Tad, Asti, Shaishava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.1.21). 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: “idaṃ bīje'ṅkura iva dṛśyamāste mahāśaye ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bīje' -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bījā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aṅkura* -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
āste -
√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
mahāśaye -
mahāśaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāśaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mahāśayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “brūte ya evamajñatvametattasyāsti śaiśavam ”
brūte -
√brū (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ajñatvam -
ajñatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śaiśavam -
śaiśava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaiśava (noun, neuter)

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

śaiśavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]