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 4.2.15

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अयं कल्पान्तसंरम्भो महाकल्पान्त एष सः ।
अयं स सर्गप्रारम्भो भाव्यभावक्रमस्त्वसौ ॥ १५ ॥

ayaṃ kalpāntasaṃrambho mahākalpānta eṣa saḥ |
ayaṃ sa sargaprārambho bhāvyabhāvakramastvasau || 15 ||

So is the knowledge of the duration and termination of a Kalpa and Mahakalpa (millenniums &c.) and that of the creation and its beginning and end, are mere misconceptions of our minds.
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 (4.2.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Kalpanta, Samrambha, Mahakalpa, Tas, Esha, Sah, Sarga, Prarambha, Bhavin, Bhavya, Bhavi, Abhava, Abhi, Akrama, Tva, Asi, Asu, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.2.15). 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: “ayaṃ kalpāntasaṃrambho mahākalpānta eṣa saḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃrambho* -
saṃrambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahākalpān -
mahākalpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ta* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ayaṃ sa sargaprārambho bhāvyabhāvakramastvasau ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
prārambho* -
prārambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāvya -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

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

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

bhāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]

bhāvī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvī (noun, feminine)

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

bhāvī (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]
abhāva -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
akramas -
akrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]