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 7.53.5

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तदनन्तं महाकाशं महाचिद्घनमुच्यते ।
अवेद्यचिद्रूपमयं शान्तमेकं समस्थिति ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
tadanantaṃ mahākāśaṃ mahācidghanamucyate |
avedyacidrūpamayaṃ śāntamekaṃ samasthiti || 5 ||

Vasishtha replied:—That endless great vacuum, is known as the great and solid intellect itself; but this is not to be known any more, than as a tranquil and self-existent unity.
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 (7.53.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Tada, Nat, Mahakasha, Mahacit, Ghanam, Ghana, Ucyat, Avedi, Avedin, Avedya, Acidrupa, Aya, Idam, Shanta, Eka, Samasthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.53.5). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tadanantaṃ mahākāśaṃ mahācidghanamucyate ”
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nantam -
nat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mahākāśam -
mahākāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mahācid -
mahācit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ghanam -
ghanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 3: “avedyacidrūpamayaṃ śāntamekaṃ samasthiti ”
avedya -
avedi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

avedi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

avedi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

avedin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

avedin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

avedya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avedya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avedī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

avedī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

avedī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[aorist middle third single]
acidrūpam -
acidrūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acidrūpa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
samasthiti -
samasthiti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samasthiti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samasthiti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]