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 5.79.11

ब्रह्मेदं बृंहिताकारं वृहद्बृहदवस्थितम् ।
ज्ञानादस्तमितद्वित्वं भवात्मैव त्वमात्मना ॥ ११ ॥

brahmedaṃ bṛṃhitākāraṃ vṛhadbṛhadavasthitam |
jñānādastamitadvitvaṃ bhavātmaiva tvamātmanā || 11 ||

All this is the immense Brahma, extending in the form of this vast immensity; so you may enlarge your invisible soul by yourself, and by means of the knowledge of yourself.

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

Brimhita, Akara, Vrihat, Brihat, Avasthita, Jnana, Astamita, Dvitva, Bhava, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.79.11). 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: “brahmedaṃ bṛṃhitākāraṃ vṛhadbṛhadavasthitam
  • brahmed -
  • brahm (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bṛṃhitā -
  • bṛṃhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bṛṃhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
    bṛṃh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • akāram -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vṛhad -
  • vṛh -> vṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vṛh class 6 verb]
  • bṛhad -
  • bṛhat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • avasthitam -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jñānādastamitadvitvaṃ bhavātmaiva tvamātmanā
  • jñānād -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • astamita -
  • astamita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    astamita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvitvam -
  • dvitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavāt -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mai -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.79.11

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 5.79.11 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મેદં બૃંહિતાકારં વૃહદ્બૃહદવસ્થિતમ્ ।
જ્ઞાનાદસ્તમિતદ્વિત્વં ભવાત્મૈવ ત્વમાત્મના ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.79.11 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మేదం బృంహితాకారం వృహద్బృహదవస్థితమ్ ।
జ్ఞానాదస్తమితద్విత్వం భవాత్మైవ త్వమాత్మనా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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