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 4.59.15

संकल्पजालरूपस्य मनसा कल्पिताकृतेः ।
अकरोत्तस्य संकल्पलक्ष्मीः पदमथोत्तरे ॥ १५ ॥

saṃkalpajālarūpasya manasā kalpitākṛteḥ |
akarottasya saṃkalpalakṣmīḥ padamathottare || 15 ||

Vasishtha replied:—When the lotus-born male (Brahma), rose from his cradle of the Embryo of Brahma, he uttered the name of Brahma whence he was called Brahma.

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

Sankalpaja, Ala, Rupa, Manasa, Manas, Kalpita, Akriti, Tad, Sankalpa, Lakshmi, Pada, Atha, Atho, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.59.15). 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: “saṃkalpajālarūpasya manasā kalpitākṛteḥ
  • saṅkalpajā -
  • saṅkalpaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āla -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • rūpasya -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpitā -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ākṛteḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “akarottasya saṃkalpalakṣmīḥ padamathottare
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅkalpa -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmīḥ -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.59.15

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 4.59.15 in Gujarati sript:
સંકલ્પજાલરૂપસ્ય મનસા કલ્પિતાકૃતેઃ ।
અકરોત્તસ્ય સંકલ્પલક્ષ્મીઃ પદમથોત્તરે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 4.59.15 in Telugu sript:
సంకల్పజాలరూపస్య మనసా కల్పితాకృతేః ।
అకరోత్తస్య సంకల్పలక్ష్మీః పదమథోత్తరే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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