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 6.117.6

भवत्प्रसाद एवायं भवन्तं प्रष्टुमञ्जसा ।
कुतः सर्गोऽयमायातः स्वरूपं चास्य कीदृशम् ॥ ६ ॥

bhavatprasāda evāyaṃ bhavantaṃ praṣṭumañjasā |
kutaḥ sargo'yamāyātaḥ svarūpaṃ cāsya kīdṛśam || 6 ||

It is by thy favour sir, that I take the liberty of asking thee the question, regarding the origin of this creation, and the original state in which it was made.

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 (6.117.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavat, Bhavant, Prasada, Eva, Aya, Idam, Bhavanta, Anjasa, Anjas, Kutah, Kuta, Sarga, Ayata, Ayat, Svarupa, Kidrish, Kidrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.117.6). 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: “bhavatprasāda evāyaṃ bhavantaṃ praṣṭumañjasā
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasāda* -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavantam -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • praṣṭum -
  • praś -> praṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √praś]
  • añjasā -
  • añjasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    añjas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    añjasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kutaḥ sargo'yamāyātaḥ svarūpaṃ cāsya kīdṛśam
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sargo' -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyātaḥ -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • svarūpam -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kīdṛśam -
  • kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.117.6

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 6.117.6 in Gujarati sript:
ભવત્પ્રસાદ એવાયં ભવન્તં પ્રષ્ટુમઞ્જસા ।
કુતઃ સર્ગોઽયમાયાતઃ સ્વરૂપં ચાસ્ય કીદૃશમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 6.117.6 in Telugu sript:
భవత్ప్రసాద ఏవాయం భవన్తం ప్రష్టుమఞ్జసా ।
కుతః సర్గోఽయమాయాతః స్వరూపం చాస్య కీదృశమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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