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 7.35.7

अशून्यं शून्यमिव च शून्यं वाऽशून्यवत्स्फुटम् ।
स्फारमस्फारमिव तदस्फारं स्फारसन्निभम् ॥ ७ ॥

aśūnyaṃ śūnyamiva ca śūnyaṃ vā'śūnyavatsphuṭam |
sphāramasphāramiva tadasphāraṃ sphārasannibham || 7 ||

The plenum (of creation) appears as vacuum (of annihilation), and vacuity appearing as substantiality; brightness deemed by darkness, and what is obscure is brought to light.

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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 (7.35.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashunya, Shunya, Iva, Sphara, Tada, Sannibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.35.7). 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: “aśūnyaṃ śūnyamiva ca śūnyaṃ vā'śūnyavatsphuṭam
  • aśūnyam -
  • aśūnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśūnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śūnyam -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūnyam -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vā'śūnyavatsphuṭam
  • Line 2: “sphāramasphāramiva tadasphāraṃ sphārasannibham
  • sphāram -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphāram -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphāram -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sphāra -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannibham -
  • sannibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sannibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sannibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.35.7

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 7.35.7 in Gujarati sript:
અશૂન્યં શૂન્યમિવ ચ શૂન્યં વાઽશૂન્યવત્સ્ફુટમ્ ।
સ્ફારમસ્ફારમિવ તદસ્ફારં સ્ફારસન્નિભમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 7.35.7 in Telugu sript:
అశూన్యం శూన్యమివ చ శూన్యం వాఽశూన్యవత్స్ఫుటమ్ ।
స్ఫారమస్ఫారమివ తదస్ఫారం స్ఫారసన్నిభమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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