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 6.32.1

ईश्वर उवाच ।
मुने श्रृणु कथं कार्यकारिणी स्पन्दशालिनी ।
चरन्ती च तनुं पुंसामुपैति परमाभिधाम् ॥ १ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
mune śrṛṇu kathaṃ kāryakāriṇī spandaśālinī |
carantī ca tanuṃ puṃsāmupaiti paramābhidhām || 1 ||

The god continued:—Hear me, holy sage! now relate to you, how the active and oscillating principle of the intellect, acts on the human body and actuates it to all its actions, whereby it receives the noble title of its active agent.

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

Ishvara, Muni, Katham, Katha, Karyakarini, Karyakarin, Spanda, Shalin, Shalini, Tanu, Pums, Upa, Parama, Abhidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.32.1). 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: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mune śrṛṇu kathaṃ kāryakāriṇī spandaśālinī
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*ka
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryakāriṇī -
  • kāryakāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāryakārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • spanda -
  • spanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinī -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “carantī ca tanuṃ puṃsāmupaiti paramābhidhām
  • carantī -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanum -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • paramā -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhidhām -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.32.1

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 6.32.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
મુને શ્રૃણુ કથં કાર્યકારિણી સ્પન્દશાલિની ।
ચરન્તી ચ તનું પુંસામુપૈતિ પરમાભિધામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 6.32.1 in Telugu sript:
ఈశ్వర ఉవాచ ।
మునే శ్రృణు కథం కార్యకారిణీ స్పన్దశాలినీ ।
చరన్తీ చ తనుం పుంసాముపైతి పరమాభిధామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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