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 4.44.17

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आकाशभावनामच्छां शब्दबीजरसोन्मुखीम् ।
ततस्तां घनतां यातं घनस्पन्दक्रमान्मनः ॥ १७ ॥

ākāśabhāvanāmacchāṃ śabdabījarasonmukhīm |
tatastāṃ ghanatāṃ yātaṃ ghanaspandakramānmanaḥ || 17 ||

When this limited power which is Brahma, thinks on the state of his having been the Hiranyagarbha, in his former state of existence in the prior Kalpa; he is immediately transformed to that state which is in his mind, and which is ever busy with its thoughts and imaginations.
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 (4.44.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akasha, Bhavana, Accha, Shabda, Bija, Rasa, Unmukhi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ghanata, Yata, Ghana, Spanda, Kramat, Krama, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.17). 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: “ākāśabhāvanāmacchāṃ śabdabījarasonmukhīm ”
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvanām -
bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
acchām -
acchā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raso -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
unmukhīm -
unmukhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tatastāṃ ghanatāṃ yātaṃ ghanaspandakramānmanaḥ ”
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ghanatām -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātam -
yāt (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāta (noun, neuter)

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

yātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
ghana -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kramān -
kramāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]