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 6.11.37

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शक्तिर्निर्हेतुकैवान्तः स्फुरति स्फटिकांशुवत् ।
जगच्छक्त्यात्मनात्मैव ब्रह्म स्वात्मनि संस्थितम् ॥ ३७ ॥

śaktirnirhetukaivāntaḥ sphurati sphaṭikāṃśuvat |
jagacchaktyātmanātmaiva brahma svātmani saṃsthitam || 37 ||

As there is an inborn light in the crystal, which is capable of reflecting a variety of rays, so the spirit of God dwells in his own spirit in the form of the universe, showing various shapes to view by the inner light of the spirit.
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 (6.11.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakti, Nirhetuka, Eva, Tas, Sphurat, Jagat, Shaktyatman, Atma, Brahma, Brahman, Svatman, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.11.37). 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: “śaktirnirhetukaivāntaḥ sphurati sphaṭikāṃśuvat ”
śaktir -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirhetukai -
nirhetuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirhetuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Cannot analyse sphaṭikāṃśuvat
Line 2: “jagacchaktyātmanātmaiva brahma svātmani saṃsthitam ”
jagacch -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śaktyātmanā -
śaktyātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śaktyātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
atmai -
atma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
svātmani -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saṃsthitam -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃsthita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]