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 6.62.18

तिर्यञ्चोऽपि प्रपश्यन्ति स्वप्नं चित्तस्वभावतः ।
दृष्टानां च श्रुतानां च चेतःस्मरणमक्षतम् ॥ १८ ॥

tiryañco'pi prapaśyanti svapnaṃ cittasvabhāvataḥ |
dṛṣṭānāṃ ca śrutānāṃ ca cetaḥsmaraṇamakṣatam || 18 ||

The crooked beasts of the field and the creeping plants of forest, have also their sleep and dream of their own nature; the dreams being caused by what they saw and heard and felt in their waking states.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.62.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tiryanc, Tiryanca, Api, Prapashyat, Svapna, Cittasvabhava, Tas, Drishta, Shruta, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Smarana, Akshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.62.18). 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: “tiryañco'pi prapaśyanti svapnaṃ cittasvabhāvataḥ
  • tiryañco' -
  • tiryañc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tiryañc (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tiryañca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prapaśyanti -
  • prapaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svapnam -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svapnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cittasvabhāva -
  • cittasvabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cittasvabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭānāṃ ca śrutānāṃ ca cetaḥsmaraṇamakṣatam
  • dṛṣṭānām -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutānām -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetaḥ -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smaraṇam -
  • smaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akṣatam -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.62.18

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 6.62.18 in Gujarati sript:
તિર્યઞ્ચોઽપિ પ્રપશ્યન્તિ સ્વપ્નં ચિત્તસ્વભાવતઃ ।
દૃષ્ટાનાં ચ શ્રુતાનાં ચ ચેતઃસ્મરણમક્ષતમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 6.62.18 in Telugu sript:
తిర్యఞ్చోఽపి ప్రపశ్యన్తి స్వప్నం చిత్తస్వభావతః ।
దృష్టానాం చ శ్రుతానాం చ చేతఃస్మరణమక్షతమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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