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 6.56.19

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व्योम्नः शून्यतमं विद्धि तथेदमखिलं जगत् ।
चित्तभित्तौ कृतं चित्रं यच्चिच्चित्रकरेण तत् ॥ १९ ॥

vyomnaḥ śūnyatamaṃ viddhi tathedamakhilaṃ jagat |
cittabhittau kṛtaṃ citraṃ yacciccitrakareṇa tat || 19 ||

Know the mind to be more inane and rarefied than the empty air, and it is upon that basis the painter of the intellect, has drawn the picture of this immense universe.
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 (6.56.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyoman, Shunyata, Tatha, Idam, Akhila, Jagat, Citta, Bhitti, Krit, Krita, Citram, Citra, Yat, Yad, Cit, Citrakara, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.56.19). 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: “vyomnaḥ śūnyatamaṃ viddhi tathedamakhilaṃ jagat ”
vyomnaḥ -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

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

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śūnyatam -
śūnyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śūnyata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnyata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

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

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
akhilam -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhila (noun, neuter)

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

akhilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “cittabhittau kṛtaṃ citraṃ yacciccitrakareṇa tat ”
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
bhittau -
bhitti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
citram -
citram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

citra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

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

citrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cic -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
citrakareṇa -
citrakara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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