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 4.5.3

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथैन्दवानां विप्राणां जगन्त्यवपुषामपि ।
स्थितानि जातदार्ढ्यानि मनसीदं तथा स्थितम् ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathaindavānāṃ viprāṇāṃ jagantyavapuṣāmapi |
sthitāni jātadārḍhyāni manasīdaṃ tathā sthitam || 3 ||

Vasishtha replied:—The world is situated as truly in the minds of men, as it appeared in its firm and compact state to the bodiless son of Indu.
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 (4.5.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Aindava, Vipra, Jagat, Avapusha, Avapus, Api, Sthita, Manas, Manasin, Idam, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.5.3). 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: “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: “yathaindavānāṃ viprāṇāṃ jagantyavapuṣāmapi ”
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aindavānām -
aindava (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

aindava (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
viprāṇām -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jagantya -
jagat (noun, neuter)

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

√gam (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
avapuṣām -
avapuṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

avapus (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

avapus (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 3: “sthitāni jātadārḍhyāni manasīdaṃ tathā sthitam ”
sthitāni -
sthita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
Cannot analyse jātadārḍhyāni*ma
manasī -
manasin (noun, masculine)

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

manasin (noun, neuter)

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

manas (noun, neuter)

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

√mnā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
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]