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 4.19.18

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ईक्षणादिषु रन्ध्रेषु प्रसरन्ती बहिर्मयम् ।
नानाकारविकाराढ्यं रूपमात्मनि पश्यति ॥ १८ ॥

īkṣaṇādiṣu randhreṣu prasarantī bahirmayam |
nānākāravikārāḍhyaṃ rūpamātmani paśyati || 18 ||

The mind circulates about the outer world, through the passages of sight and other organs; and sees within itself the forms of many mutable shapes and figures.
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 (4.19.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ikshana, Randhra, Ranti, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Maya, Nanakara, Vikara, Adhya, Rupa, Atman, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.19.18). 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: “īkṣaṇādiṣu randhreṣu prasarantī bahirmayam ”
īkṣaṇād -
īkṣaṇāt (adverb)

[adverb]

īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
randhreṣu -
randhra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

randhra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
prasa -
√pras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rantī -
ranti (noun, masculine)

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

ranti (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bahir -
bahiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahis (noun, neuter)

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

bahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bahi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mayam -
maya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nānākāravikārāḍhyaṃ rūpamātmani paśyati ”
nānākāra -
nānākāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānākāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikārā -
vikāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āḍhyam -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

āḍhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]