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 6.70.15

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ब्रह्माण्डाकाशभूतौघसूर्यमण्डलमेरवः ।
अपरित्यजतोऽणुत्वं कस्याणोः परमाणवः ॥ १५ ॥

brahmāṇḍākāśabhūtaughasūryamaṇḍalameravaḥ |
aparityajato'ṇutvaṃ kasyāṇoḥ paramāṇavaḥ || 15 ||

Tell me what is that pithy particle in bodies, which is enveloped under a hundred folds or sheaths, which are laid over and under one another, like the coats or lamina of a plantain tree.
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 (6.70.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmanda, Akashabhuta, Augha, Suryamandala, Eru, Apari, Tyajat, Anutva, Kah, Kim, Anu, Paramanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.70.15). 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: “brahmāṇḍākāśabhūtaughasūryamaṇḍalameravaḥ ”
brahmāṇḍā -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākāśabhūtau -
ākāśabhūta (noun, masculine)

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

ākāśabhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
augha -
augha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūryamaṇḍalam -
sūryamaṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sūryamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eravaḥ -
eru (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

eru (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “aparityajato'ṇutvaṃ kasyāṇoḥ paramāṇavaḥ ”
apari -
aparī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tyajato' -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
aṇutvam -
aṇutva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aṇoḥ -
aṇu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
paramāṇavaḥ -
paramāṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]