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 5.52.41

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स्पन्दो हि वातशक्तीनामवबोधो महाचितः ।
जरा मृतिश्च कायेऽस्मिन्कोऽसावहमिति स्थितः ॥ ४१ ॥

spando hi vātaśaktīnāmavabodho mahācitaḥ |
jarā mṛtiśca kāye'sminko'sāvahamiti sthitaḥ || 41 ||

Its pulsation is the effect of the vital breath or wind, and its sensation is the action of the heart;there are also decay and death concomitant of the body; but where is its "I" situated in it?
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 (5.52.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Spanda, Vata, Shakti, Avabodha, Mahacit, Jara, Jaras, Mriti, Kaya, Idam, Kah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.41). 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: “spando hi vātaśaktīnāmavabodho mahācitaḥ ”
spando* -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vāta -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
śaktīnām -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
avabodho* -
avabodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahācitaḥ -
mahācit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “jarā mṛtiśca kāye'sminko'sāvahamiti sthitaḥ ”
jarā* -
jara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

jaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛtiś -
mṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāye' -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

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

kāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asāva -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]

√sā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]