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 7.34.44

मद्वाचिद्रूपिणी शान्ता या सत्ता ब्रह्मणः पुरा ।
स्वतः सेयमहंत्वं च मानवोऽस्मीत्यबोधतः ॥ ४४ ॥

madvācidrūpiṇī śāntā yā sattā brahmaṇaḥ purā |
svataḥ seyamahaṃtvaṃ ca mānavo'smītyabodhataḥ || 44 ||

The great Intellect or omniscience, which is the sempiternal form of divine essence, has the knowledge of the ego coeternal with itself, which men by ignorance assume to themselves.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.34.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madvan, Acit, Rupin, Rupini, Shanta, Satta, Brahman, Brahmana, Pura, Pur, Svatah, Seya, Ahantva, Manava, Itya, Bodhatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.34.44). 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: “madvācidrūpiṇī śāntā sattā brahmaṇaḥ purā
  • madvā -
  • madvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    madvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpiṇī -
  • rūpiṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rūpin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāntā* -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sattā* -
  • sattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    satta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svataḥ seyamahaṃtvaṃ ca mānavo'smītyabodhataḥ
  • svataḥ -
  • svataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • seyam -
  • seya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    seya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    seyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sai -> seya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> seya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    si -> seya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> seya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • ahantvam -
  • ahantva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahantva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahantvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānavo' -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • itya -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • bodhataḥ -
  • bodhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.34.44

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.34.44 in Gujarati sript:
મદ્વાચિદ્રૂપિણી શાન્તા યા સત્તા બ્રહ્મણઃ પુરા ।
સ્વતઃ સેયમહંત્વં ચ માનવોઽસ્મીત્યબોધતઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.34.44 in Telugu sript:
మద్వాచిద్రూపిణీ శాన్తా యా సత్తా బ్రహ్మణః పురా ।
స్వతః సేయమహంత్వం చ మానవోఽస్మీత్యబోధతః ॥ ౪౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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