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 4.47.16

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भानोर्गणयितुं शक्या रश्मिषु त्रसरेणवः ।
आलोलवपुषो ब्रह्म तत्त्वेन जगतां गणाः ॥ १६ ॥

bhānorgaṇayituṃ śakyā raśmiṣu trasareṇavaḥ |
ālolavapuṣo brahma tattvena jagatāṃ gaṇāḥ || 16 ||

It may be possible to count the particles of the solar rays, but not the number of worlds abounding in the Supreme Spirit.
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 (4.47.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhanu, Shakya, Rashmi, Trasarenu, Alola, Vapusha, Vapus, Brahma, Brahman, Tattva, Jagat, Jagata, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.16). 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: “bhānorgaṇayituṃ śakyā raśmiṣu trasareṇavaḥ ”
bhānor -
bhānu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhānu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
gaṇayitum -
√gaṇ -> gaṇayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gaṇ]
śakyā* -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakyā (noun, feminine)

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

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
raśmiṣu -
raśmi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

raśmī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
trasareṇavaḥ -
trasareṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

trasareṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “ālolavapuṣo brahma tattvena jagatāṃ gaṇāḥ ”
ālola -
ālola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ālola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapuṣo* -
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]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tattvena -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jagatām -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jagatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gaṇāḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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