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 6.8.2

बृहत्पर्वतपर्वाढ्या ब्रह्माण्डत्वक्समावृता ।
देहयष्टिरियं यस्यास्त्रिलोकी लोककासिनी ॥ २ ॥

bṛhatparvataparvāḍhyā brahmāṇḍatvaksamāvṛtā |
dehayaṣṭiriyaṃ yasyāstrilokī lokakāsinī || 2 ||

This plant encompasses all the three worlds, and has the whole creation for its rind, and the mountains for its joints.

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

Brihat, Parvata, Paru, Parvan, Parva, Adhya, Brahmanda, Tvac, Samavrita, Deha, Yashti, Iyam, Idam, Yasya, Triloki, Lokaka, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.8.2). 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: “bṛhatparvataparvāḍhyā brahmāṇḍatvaksamāvṛtā
  • bṛhat -
  • 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]
  • parvata -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • parvā -
  • paru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āḍhyā* -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmāṇḍa -
  • brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • samāvṛtā -
  • samāvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dehayaṣṭiriyaṃ yasyāstrilokī lokakāsinī
  • deha -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yaṣṭir -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasyās -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • trilokī -
  • trilokī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • lokakā -
  • lokaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lokaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.8.2

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 6.8.2 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહત્પર્વતપર્વાઢ્યા બ્રહ્માણ્ડત્વક્સમાવૃતા ।
દેહયષ્ટિરિયં યસ્યાસ્ત્રિલોકી લોકકાસિની ॥ ૨ ॥

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 6.8.2 in Telugu sript:
బృహత్పర్వతపర్వాఢ్యా బ్రహ్మాణ్డత్వక్సమావృతా ।
దేహయష్టిరియం యస్యాస్త్రిలోకీ లోకకాసినీ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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