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 4.47.47

निदर्शनार्थं सृष्टेस्तु मयैकस्य प्रजापतेः ।
भवते कथितोत्पत्तिर्न तत्र नियमः क्वचित् ॥ ४७ ॥

nidarśanārthaṃ sṛṣṭestu mayaikasya prajāpateḥ |
bhavate kathitotpattirna tatra niyamaḥ kvacit || 47 ||

I have related to you already about the creation of one of these Brahmas, and mentioned about the production of others without specifying their several works.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.47.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nidarshanartham, Srishti, Maya, Asmad, Aika, Prajapati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kathita, Utpatti, Tatra, Niyama, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.47). 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: “nidarśanārthaṃ sṛṣṭestu mayaikasya prajāpateḥ
  • nidarśanārtham -
  • nidarśanārtham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sṛṣṭes -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mayai -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aikasya -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prajāpateḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “bhavate kathitotpattirna tatra niyamaḥ kvacit
  • bhavate -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kathito -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • utpattir -
  • utpatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niyamaḥ -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.47

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.47.47 in Gujarati sript:
નિદર્શનાર્થં સૃષ્ટેસ્તુ મયૈકસ્ય પ્રજાપતેઃ ।
ભવતે કથિતોત્પત્તિર્ન તત્ર નિયમઃ ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.47.47 in Telugu sript:
నిదర్శనార్థం సృష్టేస్తు మయైకస్య ప్రజాపతేః ।
భవతే కథితోత్పత్తిర్న తత్ర నియమః క్వచిత్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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