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 6.42.4

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सनातनोऽहमव्यक्तः पुमानित्यभिधां ततः ।
करोत्यात्मनि तेनाशु प्रथमः प्रथितः पुमान् ॥ ४ ॥

sanātano'hamavyaktaḥ pumānityabhidhāṃ tataḥ |
karotyātmani tenāśu prathamaḥ prathitaḥ pumān || 4 ||

It was the indiscrete infinite soul before, and then became the discrete spirit called the first male, and this spirit was the primary cause of creation in itself.
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 (6.42.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanatana, Aha, Asmad, Avyakta, Pums, Iti, Itya, Abhidha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Karoti, Atman, Tena, Ashu, Prathama, Prathita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.42.4). 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: “sanātano'hamavyaktaḥ pumānityabhidhāṃ tataḥ ”
sanātano' -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
avyaktaḥ -
avyakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
abhidhām -
abhidhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Line 2: “karotyātmani tenāśu prathamaḥ prathitaḥ pumān ”
karotyā -
karoti (noun, masculine)

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

karoti (noun, feminine)

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

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tenā -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prathamaḥ -
prathama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prathitaḥ -
prathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]