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 7.74.17

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ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्माण्डखण्डं तु समस्तमुरुमस्तकम् ।
ब्रह्माण्डप्रान्तरन्ध्रार्चिरस्य दीप्ता शिखोत्थिता ॥ १७ ॥

ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍaṃ tu samastamurumastakam |
brahmāṇḍaprāntarandhrārcirasya dīptā śikhotthitā || 17 ||

The upper region of the solar world, forms the capt head of Virat's body; and the zodiacal light in the concavity beyond the mundane system, is the crest on top of Virat's head.
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 (7.74.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Brahmanda, Khanda, Samasta, Uru, Astaka, Pranta, Randhra, Arci, Arcis, Idam, Dipta, Shikha, Utthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.74.17). 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: “ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍaṃ tu samastamurumastakam ”
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmāṇḍa -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍam -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
samastam -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

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

samastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
urum -
uru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
astakam -
astaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

astaka (noun, neuter)

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

√stak (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “brahmāṇḍaprāntarandhrārcirasya dīptā śikhotthitā ”
brahmāṇḍa -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prānta -
prānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
randhrā -
randhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

randhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arcir -
arcis (noun, feminine)

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

arcis (noun, neuter)

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

arci (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dīptā -
dīptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śikho -
śikha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utthitā -
utthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]