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 4.39.40

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किं तर्हि क्षीर इव घृतं घट इव मृदि पट इव तन्तुषु वट इव धानायात्मन्येव स्थिताः शक्तयः प्रकटतामागता व्यवह्रियन्तेऽविरचितमेव तरङ्गवत् ॥ ४० ॥

kiṃ tarhi kṣīra iva ghṛtaṃ ghaṭa iva mṛdi paṭa iva tantuṣu vaṭa iva dhānāyātmanyeva sthitāḥ śaktayaḥ prakaṭatāmāgatā vyavahriyante'viracitameva taraṅgavat || 40 ||

So the Lord manifests the powers situated in himself, as the sea does its waves in itself. Or as the milk forms the butter, the earth produces the pot (ghata), and the thread is woven into the cloth (pata). So the bata or fig tree brings forth its fruit, and all other varied forms are contained in their sources. But these formal changes are phenomenal not real. They are mere appearances of the spectrum, as those of apparitions and spectres.{GL_NOTE:73147:}
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 (4.39.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Tarhi, Kshira, Iva, Ghrita, Ghata, Mrid, Pata, Tantu, Vata, Dhana, Atmanya, Sthita, Shakti, Prakata, Tama, Agata, Avi, Avis, Acit, Acita, Eva, Gavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.39.40). 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: “kiṃ tarhi kṣīra iva ghṛtaṃ ghaṭa iva mṛdi paṭa iva tantuṣu vaṭa iva dhānāyātmanyeva sthitāḥ śaktayaḥ prakaṭatāmāgatā vyavahriyante'viracitameva taraṅgavat ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

tarhi (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tarhi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣīra* -
kṣīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ghṛtam -
ghṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ghṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
ghaṭa* -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mṛdi -
mṛdi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛd (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
paṭa* -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tantuṣu -
tantu (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
vaṭa* -
vaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhānāyā -
dhāna (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhāna (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ātmanye -
ātmanya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ātmanya (noun, neuter)

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

ātmanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
śaktayaḥ -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
prakaṭa -
prakaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmā -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agatā* -
agata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

agatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyava -
vyava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
hriyante' -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
avir -
avis (noun, neuter)

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

avi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acitam -
acita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acita (noun, neuter)

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

acitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

acit (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

acit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
raṅ -
rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gavat -
√gu -> gavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √gu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √gu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.39.40

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.39.40 in Gujarati sript:
કિં તર્હિ ક્ષીર ઇવ ઘૃતં ઘટ ઇવ મૃદિ પટ ઇવ તન્તુષુ વટ ઇવ ધાનાયાત્મન્યેવ સ્થિતાઃ શક્તયઃ પ્રકટતામાગતા વ્યવહ્રિયન્તેઽવિરચિતમેવ તરઙ્ગવત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.39.40 in Telugu sript:
కిం తర్హి క్షీర ఇవ ఘృతం ఘట ఇవ మృది పట ఇవ తన్తుషు వట ఇవ ధానాయాత్మన్యేవ స్థితాః శక్తయః ప్రకటతామాగతా వ్యవహ్రియన్తేఽవిరచితమేవ తరఙ్గవత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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Last Updated: 27 April, 2019