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 4.42.4

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चित्स्पन्दवपुषस्तस्य स्पन्दस्तस्माच्चिदेव हि ।
प्रदेशाद्धनतामेति सौम्योऽब्धिश्चलनादिव ॥ ४ ॥

citspandavapuṣastasya spandastasmāccideva hi |
pradeśāddhanatāmeti saumyo'bdhiścalanādiva || 4 ||

The Intellect, which is body of Brahma, and has its vibration in itself, becomes agitated and condensed at intervals, as the translucent water of the ocean has its motion of itself, and becomes turbid and thickened by its perturbation.
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 (4.42.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Spanda, Vapusha, Vapus, Tad, Tasmat, Cidi, Pradesha, Hanat, Saumi, Saumya, Abdhi, Calana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.4). 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: “citspandavapuṣastasya spandastasmāccideva hi ”
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
spanda -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapuṣas -
vapuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vapus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vapus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
spandas -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasmāc -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “pradeśāddhanatāmeti saumyo'bdhiścalanādiva ”
pradeśāddh -
pradeśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hanatām -
√han -> hanat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √han class 1 verb]

√han -> hanat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √han class 1 verb]

√han (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
saumyo' -
saumī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saumya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abdhiś -
abdhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
calanād -
calana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

calana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]