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 4.35.27

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इमं देहभ्रमं त्यक्त्वा देशकालान्तरे पुनः ।
शरीरत्वमथादत्ते पल्लवत्वमिवाङ्कुरः ॥ २७ ॥

imaṃ dehabhramaṃ tyaktvā deśakālāntare punaḥ |
śarīratvamathādatte pallavatvamivāṅkuraḥ || 27 ||

The soul lays down its error of being the body, when it has to forsake the same at some time or other (i.e. sooner or later), and assume another form as the germ sprouts forth into leaves.
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 (4.35.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Deha, Bhrama, Deshakala, Tara, Tari, Puna, Shariratva, Atha, Adatta, Pallava, Tva, Yushmad, Iva, Ankura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.27). 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: “imaṃ dehabhramaṃ tyaktvā deśakālāntare punaḥ ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
bhramam -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
deśakālān -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tare -
tara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

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

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “śarīratvamathādatte pallavatvamivāṅkuraḥ ”
śarīratvam -
śarīratva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adatte -
adatta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adatta (noun, neuter)

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

adattā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pallava (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]
aṅkuraḥ -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]