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 7.19.25

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अनन्तमूर्ध्वं मूर्धास्य तथाधः पादयोस्तलम् ।
अपराकाशमुदरमिदं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डपम् ॥ २५ ॥

anantamūrdhvaṃ mūrdhāsya tathādhaḥ pādayostalam |
aparākāśamudaramidaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍapam || 25 ||

The high and boundless heaven, is the crown of his head; and the lower earth is the footstool of his feet; the unbounded sky is his capacious belly, and the whole universe is the temple over his body.
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 (7.19.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Murdhan, Murdha, Idam, Tatha, Adhah, Adhas, Pada, Tala, Apara, Akasha, Udara, Brahmanda, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.19.25). 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: “anantamūrdhvaṃ mūrdhāsya tathādhaḥ pādayostalam ”
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mūrdhā -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mūrdhā (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]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pādayos -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
talam -
tala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tala (noun, neuter)

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

talā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “aparākāśamudaramidaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍapam ”
aparā -
apara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

apara (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākāśam -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
udaram -
udara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmāṇḍam -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pam -
pa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

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