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 6.4.2

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एकेनैवात्मना दत्ता नानातेयं महात्मना ।
यथैकेनैव चन्द्रेण तिमिराप्पात्रदर्पणैः ॥ २ ॥

ekenaivātmanā dattā nānāteyaṃ mahātmanā |
yathaikenaiva candreṇa timirāppātradarpaṇaiḥ || 2 ||

It is the one great soul, that infuses its power to those different organs; as the one bright sun dispenses his light, to all the various objects in their diverse colours.
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 (6.4.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Eva, Mana, Datta, Nana, Eya, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Yatha, Aika, Candra, Timira, Ppa, Atra, Darpana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.4.2). 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: “ekenaivātmanā dattā nānāteyaṃ mahātmanā ”
ekenai -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manā* -
mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dattā* -
datta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nānāt -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eyam -
√i -> eya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> eya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
mahātmanā -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathaikenaiva candreṇa timirāppātradarpaṇaiḥ ”
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aikenai -
aika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
candreṇa -
candra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

candra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
timirā -
timirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ppā -
ppā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
darpaṇaiḥ -
darpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

darpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]