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 6.21.42

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एकमेव स्वयं शुद्धं पुरुषासुरवर्जितम् ।
आलोकनिचयं चैकं कंचित्सर्गं स्मराम्यहम् ॥ ४२ ॥

ekameva svayaṃ śuddhaṃ puruṣāsuravarjitam |
ālokanicayaṃ caikaṃ kaṃcitsargaṃ smarāmyaham || 42 ||

I remember the creation of one sole body named Virat in this world, when it was entirely devoid of men and asuras in it.
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 (6.21.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Eva, Svayam, Shuddha, Purusha, Varjita, Aloka, Nicaya, Aika, Kah, Cit, Sarga, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.42). 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: “ekameva svayaṃ śuddhaṃ puruṣāsuravarjitam ”
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śuddham -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

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

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
puruṣāsu -
puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varjitam -
varjita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varjita (noun, neuter)

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

varjitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ālokanicayaṃ caikaṃ kaṃcitsargaṃ smarāmyaham ”
āloka -
āloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nicayam -
nicaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aikam -
aika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

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

aikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kañ -
ka (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sargam -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
smarāmya -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]