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 6.36.12

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बालाग्रकादप्यणुना व्याप्तानेनाखिला मही ।
सप्ताब्धिवसनाप्युर्वी नास्यान्तमधिगच्छति ॥ १२ ॥

bālāgrakādapyaṇunā vyāptānenākhilā mahī |
saptābdhivasanāpyurvī nāsyāntamadhigacchati || 12 ||

Though minuter than the point of a hair, yet it encompasses the whole earth (as its boundary line); and the seven oceans that encircle the earth with their vests, cannot gird the great Infinity.
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 (6.36.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balagra, Kat, Kas, Api, Apya, Anu, Vyapta, Ena, Akhila, Mahi, Mahin, Sapta, Saptan, Vasana, Urvi, Nasya, Nasi, Tama, Dhik, Shati, Shatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.36.12). 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: “bālāgrakādapyaṇunā vyāptānenākhilā mahī ”
bālāgra -
bālāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kād -
kāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kās (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aṇunā -
aṇu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aṇu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vyāptān -
vyāpta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
enā -
enā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
akhilā* -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

akhilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahī -
mahī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mahin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saptābdhivasanāpyurvī nāsyāntamadhigacchati ”
saptā -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

saptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
abdhi -
abdhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vasanā -
vasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apyu -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
urvī -
urvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
nāsyān -
√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √nās class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √nas class 1 verb]

nāsi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nāsī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhig -
dhik (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acch -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śati -
śatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śatin (noun, neuter)

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