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 5.73.4

अहं तमोऽहमभ्राणि भूः समुद्रादिकं त्वहम् ।
रजो वायुरथाग्निश्च जगत्सर्वमिदं त्वहम् ॥ ४ ॥

ahaṃ tamo'hamabhrāṇi bhūḥ samudrādikaṃ tvaham |
rajo vāyurathāgniśca jagatsarvamidaṃ tvaham || 4 ||

Know yourself as darkness and the clouds, the earth and seas; and the air and fire and dust of the earth, and as the whole world, to be combined in thee.

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

Aha, Asmad, Tama, Tamas, Abhra, Abhrani, Bhu, Samudra, Adika, Tva, Raja, Rajas, Vayura, Tha, Agni, Jagatsarva, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.73.4). 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: “ahaṃ tamo'hamabhrāṇi bhūḥ samudrādikaṃ tvaham
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tamo' -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • abhrāṇi -
  • abhrāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhrāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhrāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • samudrā -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rajo vāyurathāgniśca jagatsarvamidaṃ tvaham
  • rajo* -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyura -
  • vāyura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāyura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agniś -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagatsarvam -
  • jagatsarva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.73.4

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 5.73.4 in Gujarati sript:
અહં તમોઽહમભ્રાણિ ભૂઃ સમુદ્રાદિકં ત્વહમ્ ।
રજો વાયુરથાગ્નિશ્ચ જગત્સર્વમિદં ત્વહમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.73.4 in Telugu sript:
అహం తమోఽహమభ్రాణి భూః సముద్రాదికం త్వహమ్ ।
రజో వాయురథాగ్నిశ్చ జగత్సర్వమిదం త్వహమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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