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 5.31.52

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अयं मे कर्णिकाकोशनिलीनब्रह्मषट्पदः ।
पद्मः करतले श्रीमान्स्वनाडीकुहरोद्भवः ॥ ५२ ॥

ayaṃ me karṇikākośanilīnabrahmaṣaṭpadaḥ |
padmaḥ karatale śrīmānsvanāḍīkuharodbhavaḥ || 52 ||

Here I see the lotus in the hand of Vishnu, representing the lotus of his navel the seat of Brahma, who rose from and sat upon it, as a bee to form his hive of the world.
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 (5.31.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Asmad, Karnika, Kosha, Nilina, Brahma, Brahman, Shatpad, Shatpada, Padma, Karatala, Shrimat, Svana, Svan, Adi, Kuhara, Udbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.52). 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: “ayaṃ me karṇikākośanilīnabrahmaṣaṭpadaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nilīna -
nilīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nilīna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṣaṭpadaḥ -
ṣaṭpad (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṣaṭpad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “padmaḥ karatale śrīmānsvanāḍīkuharodbhavaḥ ”
padmaḥ -
padma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karatale -
karatala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

karatalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śrīmān -
śrīmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svanā -
svana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√svan (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

āḍi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kuharo -
kuhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
udbhavaḥ -
udbhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]