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 4.44.21

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क्षणार्धेन त्वपां शैत्यं जलसंवित्ततो भवेत् ।
ततस्तादृग्गुणगतं मनो भावयति क्षणात् ॥ २१ ॥

kṣaṇārdhena tvapāṃ śaityaṃ jalasaṃvittato bhavet |
tatastādṛgguṇagataṃ mano bhāvayati kṣaṇāt || 21 ||

These joined immediately to produce the idea of coldness the property of water; and the mind then came to form the quadruple ideas of the four elements of air, wind, fire and water.
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 (4.44.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanardha, Tva, Shaitya, Jala, Samvitta, Tas, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tadrigguna, Gata, Mana, Manas, Bhavayat, Kshanat, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.21). 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: “kṣaṇārdhena tvapāṃ śaityaṃ jalasaṃvittato bhavet ”
kṣaṇārdhena -
kṣaṇārdha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apām -
ap (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√pā (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
śaityam -
śaitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jala -
jala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṃvitta -
√saṃvid -> saṃvitta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]

√saṃvid -> saṃvitta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]

√saṃvid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
to* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “tatastādṛgguṇagataṃ mano bhāvayati kṣaṇāt ”
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]
tādṛgguṇa -
tādṛgguṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tādṛgguṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāvayati -
bhāvayatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]