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 7.59.8

अनन्तमिदमाशून्यं पुरो मे निर्मलं नभः ।
इह भूतं प्रयत्नेन प्रेक्ष्यमाणं न दृश्यते ॥ ८ ॥

anantamidamāśūnyaṃ puro me nirmalaṃ nabhaḥ |
iha bhūtaṃ prayatnena prekṣyamāṇaṃ na dṛśyate || 8 ||

I see the infinite space of the clear and inane sky lying before me, where I find no visible being appearing to my sight notwithstanding all my diligent search.

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

Ananta, Idam, Ashu, Purah, Pur, Pura, Asmad, Nirmala, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Iha, Bhuta, Prayatna, Prekshya, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.59.8). 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: “anantamidamāśūnyaṃ puro me nirmalaṃ nabhaḥ
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āśūnya -
  • āśu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • nirmalam -
  • nirmala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirmala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirmalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nabhaḥ -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iha bhūtaṃ prayatnena prekṣyamāṇaṃ na dṛśyate
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prekṣyam -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prekṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.59.8

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 7.59.8 in Gujarati sript:
અનન્તમિદમાશૂન્યં પુરો મે નિર્મલં નભઃ ।
ઇહ ભૂતં પ્રયત્નેન પ્રેક્ષ્યમાણં ન દૃશ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.59.8 in Telugu sript:
అనన్తమిదమాశూన్యం పురో మే నిర్మలం నభః ।
ఇహ భూతం ప్రయత్నేన ప్రేక్ష్యమాణం న దృశ్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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