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 4.18.38

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अहंतादिरसे भौमे खण्डकत्वमिवात्मनि ।
नानाखण्डसहस्रौघैरद्वितीयैर्निजात्मनः ॥ ३८ ॥

ahaṃtādirase bhaume khaṇḍakatvamivātmani |
nānākhaṇḍasahasraughairadvitīyairnijātmanaḥ || 38 ||

As the serum of the earth appears in various shapes (of minerals and vegetables); so the sap of the intellect, produces the infinity of ideas and thoughts, growing as trees in the wilderness of the mind.
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 (4.18.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahanta, Adi, Asi, Bhauma, Khandaka, Tva, Yushmad, Iva, Atman, Nana, Akhanda, Sahasra, Augha, Advitiya, Nijatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.18.38). 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: “ahaṃtādirase bhaume khaṇḍakatvamivātmani ”
ahantā -
ahantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādir -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ase -
asi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhaume -
bhauma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhauma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
khaṇḍaka -
khaṇḍaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khaṇḍaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “nānākhaṇḍasahasraughairadvitīyairnijātmanaḥ ”
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akhaṇḍa -
akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrau -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

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

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aughair -
augha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
advitīyair -
advitīya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

advitīya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nijātmanaḥ -
nijātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nijātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]