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 7.18.30

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चिदचिद्वाङ्कुरो देहे वृक्षत्वं मन्यते यथा ।
वृक्षशब्दार्थरहितं ब्रह्मेदं त्रिजगत्तथा ॥ ३० ॥

cidacidvāṅkuro dehe vṛkṣatvaṃ manyate yathā |
vṛkṣaśabdārtharahitaṃ brahmedaṃ trijagattathā || 30 ||

As the sensitive or insensitive seed, knows the germ, plant and tree, which it contains within its bosom; so doth the spirit of God, perceive the great arbour of the world conceived in its profoundest womb.
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 (7.18.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cidacit, Yushmad, Kuru, Deha, Vrikshatva, Yatha, Vriksha, Shabdartha, Rahita, Trijagat, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.18.30). 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: “cidacidvāṅkuro dehe vṛkṣatvaṃ manyate yathā ”
cidacid -
cidacit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
vāṅ -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
kuro -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dehe -
deha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vṛkṣatvam -
vṛkṣatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manyate -
√man (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “vṛkṣaśabdārtharahitaṃ brahmedaṃ trijagattathā ”
vṛkṣa -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śabdārtha -
śabdārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rahitam -
rahita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rahita (noun, neuter)

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

rahitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
brahmed -
√brahm (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
trijagat -
trijagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]