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 5.34.83

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भासिनी तैजसी शक्तिरमृतप्राप्तिरैन्दवी ।
ब्राह्मी महत्ता महती शाक्री त्रैलोक्यराजता ॥ ८३ ॥

bhāsinī taijasī śaktiramṛtaprāptiraindavī |
brāhmī mahattā mahatī śākrī trailokyarājatā || 83 ||

It is the virtue of sunlight to enlighten all objects, and that of moonlight to fill us with its ambrosial draughts; but the light of Brahma transcends them both, by filling the three worlds with its spiritual glory; which is brighter than sun-beams, and cooler than moon-light.
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 (5.34.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhasin, Bhasini, Taijasi, Shakti, Amrita, Prapti, Aindavi, Brahmi, Mahatta, Mahat, Mahati, Shakri, Trailokyaraja, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.83). 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: “bhāsinī taijasī śaktiramṛtaprāptiraindavī ”
bhāsinī -
bhāsinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhāsin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
taijasī -
taijasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
śaktir -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[aorist middle third single]
prāptir -
prāpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aindavī -
aindavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “brāhmī mahattā mahatī śākrī trailokyarājatā ”
brāhmī -
brāhmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

brāhmi (noun, masculine)

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

brāhmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mahattā* -
mahattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahatī -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śākrī -
śākrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
trailokyarāja -
trailokyarāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]