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 6.19.36

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अस्यास्ति पृष्ठे भूतौघवृतः कल्पतरुर्महान् ।
जगतः शिखरादर्शे प्रतिबिम्बमिव स्थितः ॥ ३६ ॥

asyāsti pṛṣṭhe bhūtaughavṛtaḥ kalpatarurmahān |
jagataḥ śikharādarśe pratibimbamiva sthitaḥ || 36 ||

There stands a large kalpa tree on the out side of that ridge, which is peopled with living beings of various kinds; and appears to present a picture of the whole world in miniature.
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 (6.19.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Idam, Asti, Prishthe, Prishtha, Bhuta, Bhuti, Augha, Vrit, Vrita, Kalpataru, Maha, Mahat, Jagat, Shikhara, Arsha, Pratibimba, Iva, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.19.36). 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: “asyāsti pṛṣṭhe bhūtaughavṛtaḥ kalpatarurmahān ”
asyā -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
pṛṣṭhe -
pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
bhūtau -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

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

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhūti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
augha -
augha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛtaḥ -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
kalpatarur -
kalpataru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 2: “jagataḥ śikharādarśe pratibimbamiva sthitaḥ ”
jagataḥ -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śikharād -
śikhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arśe -
arśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pratibimbam -
pratibimba (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]