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 6.55.18

< Previous

Next >

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च ।
एतत्तन्मात्रजालात्मा जीवो देहेषु तिष्ठति ॥ १८ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca |
bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhireva ca |
etattanmātrajālātmā jīvo deheṣu tiṣṭhati || 18 ||

The lord replied:—know Arjuna! There is a living soul dwelling in the body, and composed of the elements of earth, air, water, fire and vacuum, as also of the mind and understanding:
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 (6.55.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Bhagavat, Bhumi, Apa, Apas, Anala, Vayu, Kham, Kha, Mana, Manas, Buddhi, Eva, Etad, Tanmatra, Jala, Mas, Jiva, Deha, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.18). 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: “śrībhagavānuvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (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: “bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhireva ca ”
bhūmir -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āpo' -
āpas (noun, neuter)

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

ap (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single]
analo* -
anala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
vāyuḥ -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
kham -
kham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

khā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “etattanmātrajālātmā jīvo deheṣu tiṣṭhati ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tanmātra -
tanmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jālāt -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
deheṣu -
deha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

deha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]