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 7.45.22

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निःश्वासबोधितोऽप्यग्निरनिन्धन इवात्मनि ।
श्वासमात्रसमोऽप्यन्तरतिष्ठन्नेव शाम्यति ॥ २२ ॥

niḥśvāsabodhito'pyagniranindhana ivātmani |
śvāsamātrasamo'pyantaratiṣṭhanneva śāmyati || 22 ||

As a flame of fire is kindled by the wind of breath and without the help of fuel, so let him kindle the flame of his soul within by the breath of respiration; and be united with the Supreme spirit.
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 (7.45.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iva, Atman, Shvasamatra, Sama, Api, Apya, Antara, Tishthat, Eva, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.45.22). 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: “niḥśvāsabodhito'pyagniranindhana ivātmani ”
Cannot analyse niḥśvāsabodhito'pyagniranindhana*iv
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “śvāsamātrasamo'pyantaratiṣṭhanneva śāmyati ”
śvāsamātra -
śvāsamātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvāsamātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samo' -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
antara -
antara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

antara (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tiṣṭhann -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]