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 7.66.5

अर्णवा अर्णसा भान्ति यान्त्यन्तः शनकैः प्रजाः ।
भूतान्यजस्रं जायन्ते म्रियन्तेऽविरतं यथा ॥ ५ ॥

arṇavā arṇasā bhānti yāntyantaḥ śanakaiḥ prajāḥ |
bhūtānyajasraṃ jāyante mriyante'virataṃ yathā || 5 ||

The oceans are flowing with the fulness of their waters, and the finny tribe moving slowly beneath and above their surface; and there are infinite numbers of living creatures, that are incessantly born and dying away in them.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.66.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arnava, Arnasa, Yantin, Yanti, Anta, Shanakaih, Shanaka, Praja, Prajas, Bhuta, Bhutani, Ajasram, Ajasra, Jayanta, Aviratam, Avirata, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.66.5). 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: “arṇavā arṇasā bhānti yāntyantaḥ śanakaiḥ prajāḥ
  • arṇavā* -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • arṇasā* -
  • arṇasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arṇasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhānti -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • yāntya -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śanakaiḥ -
  • śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śanaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtānyajasraṃ jāyante mriyante'virataṃ yathā
  • bhūtānya -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ajasram -
  • ajasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajasrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jāyante -
  • jāyanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural]
  • mriyante' -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
  • aviratam -
  • aviratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avirata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avirata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aviratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.66.5

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 7.66.5 in Gujarati sript:
અર્ણવા અર્ણસા ભાન્તિ યાન્ત્યન્તઃ શનકૈઃ પ્રજાઃ ।
ભૂતાન્યજસ્રં જાયન્તે મ્રિયન્તેઽવિરતં યથા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 7.66.5 in Telugu sript:
అర్ణవా అర్ణసా భాన్తి యాన్త్యన్తః శనకైః ప్రజాః ।
భూతాన్యజస్రం జాయన్తే మ్రియన్తేఽవిరతం యథా ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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