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 6.29.28

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न ब्रह्म विकृतिं याति किंवा देहक्षये क्षतम् ।
भ्रमच्चक्रोपरिष्ठो हि पूर्वचक्रोपचक्रवत् ॥ २८ ॥

na brahma vikṛtiṃ yāti kiṃvā dehakṣaye kṣatam |
bhramaccakropariṣṭho hi pūrvacakropacakravat || 28 ||

As the inner and smaller wheel, makes the outer and larger wheel to turn about it, so the inner annulus of the mind, sees in its delirium spheres over spheres revolving in empty air.
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 (6.29.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Vikriti, Yat, Yati, Kim, Var, Dehakshaya, Kshata, Bhramaccakra, Uparishtha, Purva, Puru, Cakravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.29.28). 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: “na brahma vikṛtiṃ yāti kiṃvā dehakṣaye kṣatam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
vikṛtim -
vikṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vikṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kiṃ -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dehakṣaye -
dehakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṣatam -
kṣata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣata (noun, neuter)

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

kṣatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]

√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
Line 2: “bhramaccakropariṣṭho hi pūrvacakropacakravat ”
bhramaccakro -
bhramaccakra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhramaccakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
upariṣṭho* -
upariṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

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

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
acakro -
pa -
pa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakravat -
cakravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

cakravat (noun, neuter)

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