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 5.34.11

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जडया कर्णशष्कुल्या कल्प्यमानः क्षणक्षयी ।
शून्याकृतिः शून्यभवः शब्दो नाहमचेतनः ॥ ११ ॥

jaḍayā karṇaśaṣkulyā kalpyamānaḥ kṣaṇakṣayī |
śūnyākṛtiḥ śūnyabhavaḥ śabdo nāhamacetanaḥ || 11 ||

I am not the insensible sound, which is a vacuous substance and produced in vacuity. It is perceptible by the ear-hole, and is as evanescent and inane as empty air.
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 (5.34.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jada, Karnashashkuli, Kalpyamana, Kshanakshayin, Shunyakriti, Shunya, Bhava, Bhu, Shabda, Naha, Acetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.11). 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: “jaḍayā karṇaśaṣkulyā kalpyamānaḥ kṣaṇakṣayī ”
jaḍayā -
jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
karṇaśaṣkulyā -
karṇaśaṣkulī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kalpyamānaḥ -
√kḷp -> kalpyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kḷp]

kalpyamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣaṇakṣayī -
kṣaṇakṣayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śūnyākṛtiḥ śūnyabhavaḥ śabdo nāhamacetanaḥ ”
śūnyākṛtiḥ -
śūnyākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śūnyākṛti (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavaḥ -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śabdo* -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
acetanaḥ -
acetana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]