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 4.41.27

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परमात्मनि विद्यन्ते पयसीवेह पांसवः ।
भावनाशब्दशब्दार्थरञ्जनेयं जगद्गता ॥ २७ ॥

paramātmani vidyante payasīveha pāṃsavaḥ |
bhāvanāśabdaśabdārtharañjaneyaṃ jagadgatā || 27 ||

The attributes given to the Supreme Spirit, are as dust thrown upon the surface of limpid water; it is our thoughts only that attribute these qualities to the inconceivable One, as we attribute certain meanings to words.
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 (4.41.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paramatman, Payas, Pamsava, Pamsu, Bhavana, Ashabda, Shabdartha, Ranjana, Iyam, Idam, Jagat, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.27). 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: “paramātmani vidyante payasīveha pāṃsavaḥ ”
paramātmani -
paramātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vidyante -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third plural]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third plural]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third plural]
payasī -
payas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
veha -
√veh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pāṃsavaḥ -
pāṃsava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “bhāvanāśabdaśabdārtharañjaneyaṃ jagadgatā ”
bhāvanā -
bhāvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśabda -
aśabda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśabda (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rañjane -
rañjana (noun, masculine)

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

rañjana (noun, neuter)

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

rañjanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]