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 5.57.2

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यदात्मलवणस्यान्तश्चित्त्वाल्लवणवेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि देशकालादि मत्स्थितम् ॥ २ ॥

yadātmalavaṇasyāntaścittvāllavaṇavedanam |
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi deśakālādi matsthitam || 2 ||

The soul is as the Universal ocean of salt, and the intellect is the saltishness inherent in it; it is this which gives us the knowledge of the ego and non-ego, and appears in the forms of infinite space and time.
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 (5.57.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Atma, Lavana, Anta, Alla, Vana, Vedana, Tada, Hanta, Hantri, Bheda, Deshakala, Asmad, 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 5.57.2). 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: “yadātmalavaṇasyāntaścittvāllavaṇavedanam ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
atma -
atma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lavaṇasyā -
lavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

lavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
antaś -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cittvā -
√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]
alla -
allā (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vaṇa -
vaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vaṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vedanam -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

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

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tadahaṃtādi bhedādi deśakālādi matsthitam ”
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hantā -
hanta (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

hantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√han (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√han (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bhedā -
bheda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhid (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
deśakālā -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mat -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]