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 6.72.9

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परोऽणुरेषोऽलभ्यत्वात्पूरकत्वान्महागिरिः ।
सर्वावयवरूपोऽपि निरस्तावयवः पुमान् ॥ ९ ॥

paro'ṇureṣo'labhyatvātpūrakatvānmahāgiriḥ |
sarvāvayavarūpo'pi nirastāvayavaḥ pumān || 9 ||

This being is likened to an atom owing to its imperceptibleness, and is also represented as a mountain on account of its filling all space;though it is the figure of all formal existence, yet it is without any form or figure of its own.
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 (6.72.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parah, Para, Paru, Anu, Esha, Alabhya, Tva, Puraka, Mahagiri, Sarvavayava, Rupa, Api, Nirasta, Nirasti, Ayava, Pums,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.72.9). 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: “paro'ṇureṣo'labhyatvātpūrakatvānmahāgiriḥ ”
paro' -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

paru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
aṇur -
aṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣo' -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
alabhya -
alabhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alabhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvāt -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pūraka -
pūraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvān -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mahāgiriḥ -
mahāgiri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvāvayavarūpo'pi nirastāvayavaḥ pumān ”
sarvāvayava -
sarvāvayava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvāvayava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpo' -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nirastāva -
nirasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nirasti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ayavaḥ -
ayavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

ayava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]