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 7.79.9

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अरण्यशून्यमेवासीत्तद्ब्रह्ममननं तदा ।
कठिनाकाण्डविध्वस्तं पृथिव्यामिव पत्तनम् ॥ ९ ॥

araṇyaśūnyamevāsīttadbrahmamananaṃ tadā |
kaṭhinākāṇḍavidhvastaṃ pṛthivyāmiva pattanam || 9 ||

Then the whole creation, which is but the ectype of the mind of Brahma; appeared as void as an empty desert to me; and as the earth turning to a barren waste upon the ruin of its cities.
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 (7.79.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arani, Aranya, Ashunya, Eva, Tad, Tat, Brahma, Anana, Tada, Kathina, Akanda, Vidhvasta, Prithivi, Iva, Pattana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.79.9). 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: “araṇyaśūnyamevāsīttadbrahmamananaṃ tadā ”
araṇya -
araṇi (noun, feminine)

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

araṇi (noun, masculine)

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

araṇī (noun, feminine)

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

araṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśūnyam -
aśūnya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśūnya (noun, neuter)

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

aśūnyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmam -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ananam -
anana (noun, neuter)

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

ananā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kaṭhinākāṇḍavidhvastaṃ pṛthivyāmiva pattanam ”
kaṭhinā -
kaṭhina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭhina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhvastam -
vidhvasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidhvasta (noun, neuter)

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

vidhvastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pṛthivyām -
pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pattanam -
pattana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pattana (noun, neuter)

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

pattanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]