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 7.43.38

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एष एवैष आभासः सबाह्याभ्यन्तरात्मकः ।
आसमुद्रं नदीवाहशतसंघमयात्मकम् ॥ ३८ ॥

eṣa evaiṣa ābhāsaḥ sabāhyābhyantarātmakaḥ |
āsamudraṃ nadīvāhaśatasaṃghamayātmakam || 38 ||

The nature of the mind, with all its thoughts of internal and external objects, is of the same kind as that of the great ocean, which is full with the waters of its tributary rivers as well as those of the internal waters.
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 (7.43.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Eva, Abhasa, Bahyabhyantara, Maka, Asa, Udra, Nadi, Nadin, Vaha, Shata, Sangha, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.43.38). 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: “eṣa evaiṣa ābhāsaḥ sabāhyābhyantarātmakaḥ ”
eṣa* -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evai -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣa* -
√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
ābhāsaḥ -
ābhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bāhyābhyantarāt -
bāhyābhyantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bāhyābhyantara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makaḥ -
maka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āsamudraṃ nadīvāhaśatasaṃghamayātmakam ”
āsam -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√as -> āsam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
udram -
udra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

nadi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nadi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nadin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāha -
vāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vāh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śata -
śata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgham -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ayāt -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
makam -
maka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maka (noun, neuter)

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