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 4.19.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जीवबीजं परं ब्रह्म सर्वत्र खमिव स्थितम् ।
तेन जीवोदरजगत्यपि जीवोऽस्त्यनेकधा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
jīvabījaṃ paraṃ brahma sarvatra khamiva sthitam |
tena jīvodarajagatyapi jīvo'styanekadhā || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Brahma is the seed of life, and remains as empty air everywhere. Hence there are many kinds of living beings, situated in the world within the womb of universal Life.
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 (4.19.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Jiva, Jivan, Bija, Param, Para, Brahma, Brahman, Sarvatra, Kham, Kha, Iva, Sthita, Tad, Tena, Udara, Jagat, Jagati, Jagatya, Api, Asti, Astya, Anekadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.19.1). 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: “jīvabījaṃ paraṃ brahma sarvatra khamiva sthitam ”
jīva -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative 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]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kham -
kham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

khā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
Line 3: “tena jīvodarajagatyapi jīvo'styanekadhā ”
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
jīvo -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
udara -
udara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagatya -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

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

jagatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jīvo' -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
astya -
asti (noun, feminine)

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

astya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

astī (noun, masculine)

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

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
anekadhā -
anekadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]