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 6.7.46

सूक्ष्मां कालस्य कलनां स्वसमुत्थानकारिणीम् ।
ध्यानेनैवान्ववेक्ष्यैताः स्थिताः स्थावरजातयः ॥ ४६ ॥

sūkṣmāṃ kālasya kalanāṃ svasamutthānakāriṇīm |
dhyānenaivānvavekṣyaitāḥ sthitāḥ sthāvarajātayaḥ || 46 ||

The animal creations and the vegetable world, are standing as passive spectators, to witness and meditate in themselves the marvelous acts of time, in sparing them from among his destruction of others.

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

Sukshma, Kala, Kalasya, Kalana, Svasamuttha, Akarini, Dhyana, Eva, Vava, Ikshi, Ikshya, Sthita, Sthavara, Jati, Jataya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.46). 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: “sūkṣmāṃ kālasya kalanāṃ svasamutthānakāriṇīm
  • sūkṣmām -
  • sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kalanām -
  • kalanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svasamutthān -
  • svasamuttha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • akāriṇīm -
  • akāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhyānenaivānvavekṣyaitāḥ sthitāḥ sthāvarajātayaḥ
  • dhyānenai -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vave -
  • vava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • īkṣyai -
  • īkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īkṣ]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • aitā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sthāvara -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātayaḥ -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.46

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 6.7.46 in Gujarati sript:
સૂક્ષ્માં કાલસ્ય કલનાં સ્વસમુત્થાનકારિણીમ્ ।
ધ્યાનેનૈવાન્વવેક્ષ્યૈતાઃ સ્થિતાઃ સ્થાવરજાતયઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 6.7.46 in Telugu sript:
సూక్ష్మాం కాలస్య కలనాం స్వసముత్థానకారిణీమ్ ।
ధ్యానేనైవాన్వవేక్ష్యైతాః స్థితాః స్థావరజాతయః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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