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 5.52.33

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अनन्तस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य तन्वीति मनसि स्थितिः ।
न संभवति बिल्वान्तर्वासितादन्तिनोर्यथा ॥ ३३ ॥

anantasyātmatattvasya tanvīti manasi sthitiḥ |
na saṃbhavati bilvāntarvāsitādantinoryathā || 33 ||

It is impossible for the slender and finite mind to comprehend the nature of the infinite soul; as it is not possible for an elephant to be contained in a nut shell.
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 (5.52.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Atmatattva, Tanu, Tanvi, Tanvin, Manas, Manasin, Sthiti, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bilva, Taru, Asita, Anti, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.33). 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: “anantasyātmatattvasya tanvīti manasi sthitiḥ ”
anantasyā -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ātmatattvasya -
ātmatattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tanvī -
tanu (noun, masculine)

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

tanu (noun, neuter)

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

tanū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [locative single]

tanvī (noun, feminine)

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

tanvin (noun, masculine)

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

√tan (verb class 8)

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

[compound], [adverb]
manasi -
manasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manasin (noun, neuter)

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

manas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√mnā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
sthitiḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na saṃbhavati bilvāntarvāsitādantinoryathā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bilvān -
bilva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tarvā -
taru (noun, masculine)

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

taru (noun, neuter)

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

taru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
āsitād -
āsita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āsita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√ās -> āsita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ās]

√ās -> āsita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ās]

√as -> āsita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √as]

√as -> āsita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √as]

√ās -> āsita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √ās]

√ās -> āsita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √ās]

√as -> āsita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √as]

√as -> āsita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √as]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nor -
nu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]