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 4.3.16

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बुद्धं प्रतीदं ब्रह्मैव केवलं शान्तमव्ययम् ।
अबुद्धं प्रति बुद्ध्यैतद्भासुरं भुवनान्वितम् ॥ १६ ॥

buddhaṃ pratīdaṃ brahmaiva kevalaṃ śāntamavyayam |
abuddhaṃ prati buddhyaitadbhāsuraṃ bhuvanānvitam || 16 ||

The cosmos appears as the immutable Brahma only to the intelligent, and as the mutable visible world to the unintelligent.
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 (4.3.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Buddha, Prati, Idam, Brahma, Brahman, Kevalam, Kevala, Shanta, Avyaya, Abuddha, Buddhi, Etad, Bhasura, Bhuvana, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.3.16). 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: “buddhaṃ pratīdaṃ brahmaiva kevalaṃ śāntamavyayam ”
buddham -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratī -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative 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]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
avyayam -
avyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyaya (noun, neuter)

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

avyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√vyay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “abuddhaṃ prati buddhyaitadbhāsuraṃ bhuvanānvitam ”
abuddham -
abuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abuddha (noun, neuter)

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

abuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
buddhyai -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāsuram -
bhāsura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāsura (noun, neuter)

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

bhāsurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhuvanān -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vitam -
vita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vita (noun, neuter)

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