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 4.36.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
यथेदृशं स्थितं विश्वं विश्वातीते चिदात्मनि ।
तन्मे कथय हे ब्रह्मन् पुनर्बोधविवृद्धये ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
yathedṛśaṃ sthitaṃ viśvaṃ viśvātīte cidātmani |
tanme kathaya he brahman punarbodhavivṛddhaye || 1 ||

Rama said:—Tell me O Brahman! how the mundane system subsists in the extra mundane immaterial soul, for the sake of my advancement in knowledge.
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 (4.36.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Yatha, Idrish, Idrisha, Sthita, Vishva, Vishvatita, Cidatman, Punar, Bodha, Vivriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.36.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “yathedṛśaṃ sthitaṃ viśvaṃ viśvātīte cidātmani ”
yathe -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īdṛśam -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īdṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
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]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viśvātīte -
viśvātīta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

viśvātīta (noun, neuter)

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

viśvātītā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]
Line 3: “tanme kathaya he brahman punarbodhavivṛddhaye ”
tanme -
kathaya -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
he -
ha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
brahman -
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bodha -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vivṛddhaye -
vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]