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 7.72.12

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आदौ तावदिदं नासन्न सदास्ते निरामयम् ।
चिन्मात्रपरमाकाशमाशाकोशैकपूरकम् ॥ १२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
ādau tāvadidaṃ nāsanna sadāste nirāmayam |
cinmātraparamākāśamāśākośaikapūrakam || 12 ||

Vasishtha replied:—In the beginning this world was not in existence, nor inexistence either; because there was the eternal Intellect, which engrossed all infinity in itself, and the whole vacuity of space with its essence.
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 (7.72.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Adau, Ada, Adi, Tavat, Idam, Nasat, Sada, Tad, Yushmad, Niramaya, Cinmatra, Paramakasha, Asha, Kosha, Aika, Puraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.72.12). 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: “ādau tāvadidaṃ nāsanna sadāste nirāmayam ”
ādau -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nāsann -
√nās -> nāsat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadās -
sada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
nirāmayam -
nirāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

nirāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “cinmātraparamākāśamāśākośaikapūrakam ”
cinmātra -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramākāśam -
paramākāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paramākāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āśā -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kośai -
kośa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kośā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrakam -
pūraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūraka (noun, neuter)

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

pūrakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]