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 5.78.14

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प्राणस्पन्दाच्चितः स्पन्दस्तत्स्पन्दादेव संविदः ।
चक्रावर्तविधायिन्यो जलस्पन्दादिवोर्मयः ॥ १४ ॥

prāṇaspandāccitaḥ spandastatspandādeva saṃvidaḥ |
cakrāvartavidhāyinyo jalaspandādivormayaḥ || 14 ||

The vibration of vital air gives pulsation to the heart strings, causing their cognition in the mind; in the same manner as the motion of the waters, gives rise to the waves rolling and beating on the shore.
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 (5.78.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranaspanda, Cit, Cita, Spanda, Tat, Tad, Eva, Samvid, Samvida, Cakravarta, Vidhayini, Jala, Iva, Maya, Mayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.14). 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: “prāṇaspandāccitaḥ spandastatspandādeva saṃvidaḥ ”
prāṇaspandāc -
prāṇaspanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

prāṇaspanda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
citaḥ -
cit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
spandas -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
spandād -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃvidaḥ -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃvida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cakrāvartavidhāyinyo jalaspandādivormayaḥ ”
cakrāvarta -
cakrāvarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhāyinyo* -
vidhāyinī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jala -
jala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
spandād -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ur -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mayaḥ -
mayas (noun, neuter)

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

maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]