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 4.54.27

मनो जीवः स्फुरत्युच्चैर्मानसं नगरं जगत् ।
भविष्यद्वर्तमानं च भूतं च परिवर्तयन् ॥ २७ ॥

mano jīvaḥ sphuratyuccairmānasaṃ nagaraṃ jagat |
bhaviṣyadvartamānaṃ ca bhūtaṃ ca parivartayan || 27 ||

The mind which becomes the living principle, stretches out its city of the world by an act of its imagination;and then turns it about as the present, past, and future worlds.

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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 (4.54.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Jiva, Sphurat, Uccairmana, Nagara, Jagat, Bhavishyat, Vartamana, Bhuta, Parivartayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.27). 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: “mano jīvaḥ sphuratyuccairmānasaṃ nagaraṃ jagat
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvaḥ -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphuratyu -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • uccairmāna -
  • uccairmāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhaviṣyadvartamānaṃ ca bhūtaṃ ca parivartayan
  • bhaviṣyad -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vartamānam -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parivartayan -
  • parivartayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.27

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 4.54.27 in Gujarati sript:
મનો જીવઃ સ્ફુરત્યુચ્ચૈર્માનસં નગરં જગત્ ।
ભવિષ્યદ્વર્તમાનં ચ ભૂતં ચ પરિવર્તયન્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 4.54.27 in Telugu sript:
మనో జీవః స్ఫురత్యుచ్చైర్మానసం నగరం జగత్ ।
భవిష్యద్వర్తమానం చ భూతం చ పరివర్తయన్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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