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 5.14.52

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रामानुभवनीयस्य तथानुभवितुः स्वयम् ।
अवलम्ब्य निरालम्बं मध्यं मध्ये स्थिरो भव ॥ ५२ ॥

rāmānubhavanīyasya tathānubhavituḥ svayam |
avalambya nirālambaṃ madhyaṃ madhye sthiro bhava || 52 ||

Rama, place yourself in the position of your thought or power of thinking, which lieth betwixt the thinker and thinkables; support your soul on the supportless soul of all, and remain steady in your meditation.
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 (5.14.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rama, Tatha, Vid, Vidh, Svayam, Niralamba, Madhyam, Madhya, Madhye, Sthira, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.52). 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: “rāmānubhavanīyasya tathānubhavituḥ svayam ”
rāmān -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ubha -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vanīyasya -
tathān -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ubha -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vit -
vid (noun, masculine)

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

vid (noun, neuter)

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

vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uḥ -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “avalambya nirālambaṃ madhyaṃ madhye sthiro bhava ”
avalambya -
nirālambam -
nirālamba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirālamba (noun, neuter)

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

nirālambā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhyam -
madhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthiro* -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]