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 4.2.5

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सर्गादौ सर्गरूपेण ब्रह्मैवात्मनि तिष्ठति ।
यथास्थितमनाकारं क्व जन्यजनकक्रमः ॥ ५ ॥

sargādau sargarūpeṇa brahmaivātmani tiṣṭhati |
yathāsthitamanākāraṃ kva janyajanakakramaḥ || 5 ||

It is Brahma himself who abides in his self, in the form of creation at the beginning of the world. This creation is as formless as the creator himself, and there is no relation of cause and effect between them.
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 (4.2.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarga, Ada, Rupa, Brahma, Brahman, Eva, Mani, Tishthat, Yathasthita, Anakara, Kva, Janyajana, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.2.5). 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: “sargādau sargarūpeṇa brahmaivātmani tiṣṭhati ”
sargā -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sarga -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpeṇa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
brahmai -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mani -
manī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

manī (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yathāsthitamanākāraṃ kva janyajanakakramaḥ ”
yathāsthitam -
yathāsthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yathāsthita (noun, neuter)

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

yathāsthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anākāram -
anākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anākāra (noun, neuter)

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

anākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
janyajana -
janyajana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

janyajana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ka -
ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kramaḥ -
krama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]