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 5.71.49

आत्मा स्पन्दैकरूपात्मा स्थितस्तेषु क्वचित्क्वचित् ।
तरङ्गेषु विलोलेषु पयोधेः सलिलं यथा ॥ ४९ ॥

ātmā spandaikarūpātmā sthitasteṣu kvacitkvacit |
taraṅgeṣu viloleṣu payodheḥ salilaṃ yathā || 49 ||

The soul is a fluctuating principle, which inheres in all its modifications; as the fluidity of water, is inherent in the undulatory waves of the sea.

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

Atman, Atma, Spanda, Ekarupa, Asmad, Sthita, Tad, Kva, Acit, Taranga, Vilola, Payodhi, Salila, 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 5.71.49). 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: “ātmā spandaikarūpātmā sthitasteṣu kvacitkvacit
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • spandai -
  • spanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spand (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • ekarūpāt -
  • ekarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ekarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sthitas -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “taraṅgeṣu viloleṣu payodheḥ salilaṃ yathā
  • taraṅgeṣu -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • viloleṣu -
  • vilola (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vilola (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • payodheḥ -
  • payodhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.49

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 5.71.49 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મા સ્પન્દૈકરૂપાત્મા સ્થિતસ્તેષુ ક્વચિત્ક્વચિત્ ।
તરઙ્ગેષુ વિલોલેષુ પયોધેઃ સલિલં યથા ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 5.71.49 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మా స్పన్దైకరూపాత్మా స్థితస్తేషు క్వచిత్క్వచిత్ ।
తరఙ్గేషు విలోలేషు పయోధేః సలిలం యథా ॥ ౪౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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