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 7.2.27

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मुने चेतनमेवाद्यं कर्मणां बीजमुच्यते ।
तस्मिन्सति महाशाखो जायते देहशाल्मलिः ॥ २७ ॥

mune cetanamevādyaṃ karmaṇāṃ bījamucyate |
tasminsati mahāśākho jāyate dehaśālmaliḥ || 27 ||

It is our percipience, O Sage, which is said to be the source and root of our actions and whenever there is this principle in the mind, it causes the body to grow in the form of the big Sirsapatra.
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 (7.2.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muni, Cetana, Eva, Yah, Karman, Bija, Ucyat, Tad, Sat, Sati, Mahashakha, Jayat, Deha, Shalma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.2.27). 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: “mune cetanamevādyaṃ karmaṇāṃ bījamucyate ”
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evād -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “tasminsati mahāśākho jāyate dehaśālmaliḥ ”
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sati -
satī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahāśākho* -
mahāśākha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
śālma -
śālma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śālma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
liḥ -
li (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]