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 4.3.3

तत्संकल्पात्मकजगत्स्मृत्यात्मैवमिदं ततः ।
भाति संकल्पनगरं स्थितं पूर्वं प्रजापतेः ॥ ३ ॥

tatsaṃkalpātmakajagatsmṛtyātmaivamidaṃ tataḥ |
bhāti saṃkalpanagaraṃ sthitaṃ pūrvaṃ prajāpateḥ || 3 ||

It is by his will, that the world is stretched out from his recollection, and is manifested like an ideal city, in the presence of Brahma—the creative power.

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

Tat, Tad, Sankalpatmaka, Jagat, Smritya, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Idam, Tatah, Tata, Sankalpana, Gara, Sthita, Purvam, Purva, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.3.3). 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: “tatsaṃkalpātmakajagatsmṛtyātmaivamidaṃ tataḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkalpātmaka -
  • saṅkalpātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpātmaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtyāt -
  • smṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    smṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mai -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative 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]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhāti saṃkalpanagaraṃ sthitaṃ pūrvaṃ prajāpateḥ
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • saṅkalpana -
  • saṅkalpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garam -
  • gara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    garā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prajāpateḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.3.3

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 4.3.3 in Gujarati sript:
તત્સંકલ્પાત્મકજગત્સ્મૃત્યાત્મૈવમિદં તતઃ ।
ભાતિ સંકલ્પનગરં સ્થિતં પૂર્વં પ્રજાપતેઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 4.3.3 in Telugu sript:
తత్సంకల్పాత్మకజగత్స్మృత్యాత్మైవమిదం తతః ।
భాతి సంకల్పనగరం స్థితం పూర్వం ప్రజాపతేః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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