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 7.72.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाकृष्टवति प्राणान्स्वयंभुवि नभोभवः ।
विराडात्मनि तत्याज वातस्कन्धस्थितः स्थितिम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
athākṛṣṭavati prāṇānsvayaṃbhuvi nabhobhavaḥ |
virāḍātmani tatyāja vātaskandhasthitaḥ sthitim || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Now the self-born Brahma, having compressed his breath in his form of Virat (or the heart); the aerial or atmospheric air, which is borne on the wings of wind, lost its existence.
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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 (7.72.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Krishtavat, Krishtavati, Prana, Svayambhu, Svayambhuvi, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Bhava, Bhu, Viraj, Atman, Vataskandha, Sthita, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.72.1). 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: “athākṛṣṭavati prāṇānsvayaṃbhuvi nabhobhavaḥ ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛṣṭavati -
√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭavat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
prāṇān -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
svayambhuvi -
svayambhuvī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svayambhuvī (noun, feminine)

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

svayambhuvī (noun, neuter)

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

svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nabho -
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]
bhavaḥ -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “virāḍātmani tatyāja vātaskandhasthitaḥ sthitim ”
virāḍ -
virāj (noun, masculine)

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

[locative single]
tatyāja -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vātaskandha -
vātaskandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]