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 7.3.12

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यथा द्रवत्वं पयसि यथाऽऽलोकश्च तेजसि ।
तथा ब्रह्मण्यतद्भावं चित्त्वं चित्तं च विद्यते ॥ १२ ॥

yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā''lokaśca tejasi |
tathā brahmaṇyatadbhāvaṃ cittvaṃ cittaṃ ca vidyate || 12 ||

Again as fluidity is the inseparable property of water, and light is that of fire; so the thoughts and thinking, inhere intrinsically in the nature of the Divine Intellect, and not as its separable qualities.
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 (7.3.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Dravatva, Payas, Aloka, Tejas, Tatha, Brahmanya, Tadbhava, Cit, Tva, Yushmad, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.3.12). 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: “yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā''lokaśca tejasi ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dravatvam -
dravatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
payasi -
payas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pay (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pi (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√pī (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
yathā' -
alokaś -
aloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tejasi -
tejas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “tathā brahmaṇyatadbhāvaṃ cittvaṃ cittaṃ ca vidyate ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
brahmaṇya -
brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmaṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadbhāvam -
tadbhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tadbhāva (noun, neuter)

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

tadbhāvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]