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 4.47.40

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कदाचित्पुरुषस्यास्य नाभौ पद्मं प्रजायते ।
तस्मिन्संवधते ब्रह्मा पद्मजोऽसौ प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ४० ॥

kadācitpuruṣasyāsya nābhau padmaṃ prajāyate |
tasminsaṃvadhate brahmā padmajo'sau prakīrtitaḥ || 40 ||

Sometimes the great Being causes a lotus to grow out of his navel; in which is born the great Brahma known as the lotus-born.
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 (4.47.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Purusha, Idam, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Padma, Praja, Tad, Yushmad, Vadha, Brahma, Padmaja, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.40). 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: “kadācitpuruṣasyāsya nābhau padmaṃ prajāyate ”
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
puruṣasyā -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nābhau -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
padmam -
padma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

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

padmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prajāya -
praja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tasminsaṃvadhate brahmā padmajo'sau prakīrtitaḥ ”
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
brahmā -
brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
padmajo' -
padmaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prakīrtitaḥ -
prakīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]