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 5.34.18

अनेन चेतनेनेमे सर्वे घटपटादयः ।
सूर्यान्ता अवभास्यन्ते दीपेनोत्तमतेजसा ॥ १८ ॥

anena cetaneneme sarve ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ |
sūryāntā avabhāsyante dīpenottamatejasā || 18 ||

It is my intellection that manifests to me this pot and that painting, and brings all other objects to my knowledge by its pure light; as the sun and a lamp show everything to the sight.

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

Ana, Anena, Idam, Cetana, Iyam, Sarva, Ghata, Pata, Aya, Ayas, Surya, Tas, Avabhasin, Avabhasya, Anta, Anti, Dipa, Uttamatejas, Uttamatejasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.18). 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: “anena cetaneneme sarve ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cetanene -
  • cetana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cetana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ghaṭa -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭād -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sūryāntā avabhāsyante dīpenottamatejasā
  • sūryān -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avabhāsya -
  • avabhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    avabhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avabhāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avabhāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dīpeno -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uttamatejasā -
  • uttamatejas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    uttamatejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    uttamatejasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.18

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 5.34.18 in Gujarati sript:
અનેન ચેતનેનેમે સર્વે ઘટપટાદયઃ ।
સૂર્યાન્તા અવભાસ્યન્તે દીપેનોત્તમતેજસા ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.34.18 in Telugu sript:
అనేన చేతనేనేమే సర్వే ఘటపటాదయః ।
సూర్యాన్తా అవభాస్యన్తే దీపేనోత్తమతేజసా ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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