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 4.11.44

बृंहितं ब्रह्मणि ब्रह्म पयसीवोर्मिमण्डलम् ।
स्त्रीपुमान्व्यङ्गरूपेण ब्रह्मेव परिवर्तते ॥ ४४ ॥

bṛṃhitaṃ brahmaṇi brahma payasīvormimaṇḍalam |
strīpumānvyaṅgarūpeṇa brahmeva parivartate || 44 ||

Brahma was produced in Brahma as the billow is produced in the water, and the male and female are produced from the neuter Brahma, changed to and forming both of them.

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

Brimhita, Brahman, Brahma, Payas, Iva, Urmin, Urmi, Mandala, Stri, Pums, Vyanga, Rupa, Parivarta, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.11.44). 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: “bṛṃhitaṃ brahmaṇi brahma payasīvormimaṇḍalam
  • bṛṃhitam -
  • bṛṃhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • brahmaṇi -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • payasī -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pay (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ūrmi -
  • ūrmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūrmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ūrmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ūrmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ūrmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “strīpumānvyaṅgarūpeṇa brahmeva parivartate
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyaṅga -
  • vyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • brahmeva -
  • brahm (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • parivarta -
  • parivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.11.44

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 4.11.44 in Gujarati sript:
બૃંહિતં બ્રહ્મણિ બ્રહ્મ પયસીવોર્મિમણ્ડલમ્ ।
સ્ત્રીપુમાન્વ્યઙ્ગરૂપેણ બ્રહ્મેવ પરિવર્તતે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 4.11.44 in Telugu sript:
బృంహితం బ్రహ్మణి బ్రహ్మ పయసీవోర్మిమణ్డలమ్ ।
స్త్రీపుమాన్వ్యఙ్గరూపేణ బ్రహ్మేవ పరివర్తతే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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