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 7.62.22

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रूपालोकमनस्कारः कुतो नामात्मनामिति ।
ब्रूहि मे भगवंस्तत्त्वं यथावृत्तश्च निश्चयम् ॥ २२ ॥

rūpālokamanaskāraḥ kuto nāmātmanāmiti |
brūhi me bhagavaṃstattvaṃ yathāvṛttaśca niścayam || 22 ||

How is it possible for a bodiless spirit, either to see a sight or think of anything (without the eye & mind). Explain to me these inexplicable truths, of the facts you have related.
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 (7.62.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rupa, Aloka, Manaskara, Kutah, Kuta, Naman, Atman, Iti, Asmad, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Tattva, Yathavritta, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.62.22). 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: “rūpālokamanaskāraḥ kuto nāmātmanāmiti ”
rūpā -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
manaskāraḥ -
manaskāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāmā -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ātmanām -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “brūhi me bhagavaṃstattvaṃ yathāvṛttaśca niścayam ”
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bhagavaṃs -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathāvṛttaś -
yathāvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niścayam -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]