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 7.42.23

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कथमव्योमता व्योम्नि द्वितीयासंभवाद्भवेत् ।
प्रतिभात्मैव भारूपो भाति सर्गो महाचिति ॥ २३ ॥

kathamavyomatā vyomni dvitīyāsaṃbhavādbhavet |
pratibhātmaiva bhārūpo bhāti sargo mahāciti || 23 ||

As it is impossible for vacuity to be another thing than vacuum, and the reflection of light is no other than the very light; so this creation resides in and radiates from the great intellect.
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 (7.42.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Avi, Avya, Mata, Vyoman, Dvitiya, Asambhava, Pratibha, Asmad, Bharupa, Sarga, Mahacit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.42.23). 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: “kathamavyomatā vyomni dvitīyāsaṃbhavādbhavet ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avyo -
avī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

avya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√u -> avya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
matā* -
mata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

matā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> matā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dvitīyā -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asambhavād -
asambhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asambhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “pratibhātmaiva bhārūpo bhāti sargo mahāciti ”
pratibhāt -
pratibha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pratibha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mai -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhārūpo* -
bhārūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sargo* -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāciti -
mahācit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]