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 6.128.5

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विराजि प्रथमं स्थित्वा तत्रात्मनि ततः परम् ।
अव्याकृते स्थितः पश्चात्स्थितः परमकारणे ॥ ५ ॥

virāji prathamaṃ sthitvā tatrātmani tataḥ param |
avyākṛte sthitaḥ paścātsthitaḥ paramakāraṇe || 5 ||

Let him sit reclined in the meditation of Viraj, the God of visible nature at first, and then in the internal soul of nature; next to this he must meditate on the formless spirit, as a part and abstracted from all; and at last fix his mind in the supreme cause alone.
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 (6.128.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virajin, Viraj, Prathamam, Prathama, Sthitva, Tatra, Atman, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Param, Para, Avyakrita, Sthita, Pashcat, Pashca, Paramakarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.128.5). 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: “virāji prathamaṃ sthitvā tatrātmani tataḥ param ”
virāji -
virājin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

virājin (noun, neuter)

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

virāj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthitvā -
sthitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sthā]
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “avyākṛte sthitaḥ paścātsthitaḥ paramakāraṇe ”
avyākṛte -
avyākṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avyākṛta (noun, neuter)

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

avyākṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
paścāt -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
paramakāraṇe -
paramakāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paramakāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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