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 6.50.20

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पुर्यष्टकस्वभावेन कालेनाकारमृच्छति ।
यथावासनतः सेकाद्बीजं पल्लवतामिव ॥ २० ॥

puryaṣṭakasvabhāvena kālenākāramṛcchati |
yathāvāsanataḥ sekādbījaṃ pallavatāmiva || 20 ||

The octuple nature of the soul causes it to put forth itself, in the same form, as it is led to by its varying desire at any time; in the same manner as a seed shoots forth in its leaves, according to the quantity of water with which it is watered.
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 (6.50.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puryashtaka, Svabhava, Kalena, Kala, Akara, Yathavasa, Nat, Nata, Seka, Bija, Pallava, Tami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.50.20). 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: “puryaṣṭakasvabhāvena kālenākāramṛcchati ”
puryaṣṭaka -
puryaṣṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svabhāvena -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kālenā -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
akāram -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ṛcchati -
√ṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yathāvāsanataḥ sekādbījaṃ pallavatāmiva ”
yathāvāsa -
yathāvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nataḥ -
nat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

nata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nam -> nata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
sekād -
seka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pallava -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pallava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmi -
tāmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

tāmī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]