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 7.36.11

संविदाकाशशून्यत्वं यत्तद्विद्धि वचो मम ।
इदं त्वत्संविदाकाशे स्वयमात्मनि तिष्ठति ॥ ११ ॥

saṃvidākāśaśūnyatvaṃ yattadviddhi vaco mama |
idaṃ tvatsaṃvidākāśe svayamātmani tiṣṭhati || 11 ||

Know this my voice to be the empty air as my conscious thought, and know also these words of mine to proceed from my empty consciousness, which resides in the empty spirit likewise.

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

Samvid, Samvida, Akasha, Shunyatva, Yatta, Iddhi, Vaca, Vacas, Asmad, Idam, Yushmad, Svayam, Atman, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.36.11). 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: “saṃvidākāśaśūnyatvaṃ yattadviddhi vaco mama
  • saṃvidā -
  • saṃvida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvid (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṃvidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūnyatvam -
  • śūnyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • dvi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • iddhi -
  • iddhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iddhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 2: “idaṃ tvatsaṃvidākāśe svayamātmani tiṣṭhati
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • saṃvidā -
  • saṃvida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvid (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṃvidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāśe -
  • kāś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.36.11

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 7.36.11 in Gujarati sript:
સંવિદાકાશશૂન્યત્વં યત્તદ્વિદ્ધિ વચો મમ ।
ઇદં ત્વત્સંવિદાકાશે સ્વયમાત્મનિ તિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 7.36.11 in Telugu sript:
సంవిదాకాశశూన్యత్వం యత్తద్విద్ధి వచో మమ ।
ఇదం త్వత్సంవిదాకాశే స్వయమాత్మని తిష్ఠతి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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