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 4.11.32

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ह्रस्वश्चैव परिभ्रष्टरूपोऽस्मीति तलातलम् ।
भावयन्भूतलं याति तादृग्भावनया स्वया ॥ ३२ ॥

hrasvaścaiva paribhraṣṭarūpo'smīti talātalam |
bhāvayanbhūtalaṃ yāti tādṛgbhāvanayā svayā || 32 ||

He who thinks himself as a little being, and fallen from above to suffer in the nether world; is born upon earth in the form he took for his pattern.
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 (4.11.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrasva, Paribhrashta, Rupa, Iti, Talatala, Bhavayat, Bhutala, Yat, Yati, Tadrigbhava, Naya, Sva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.11.32). 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: “hrasvaścaiva paribhraṣṭarūpo'smīti talātalam ”
hrasvaś -
hrasva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paribhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
talātalam -
talātala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bhāvayanbhūtalaṃ yāti tādṛgbhāvanayā svayā ”
bhāvayan -
√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]
bhūtalam -
bhūtala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
tādṛgbhāva -
tādṛgbhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

nayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svayā -
svā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]