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 7.80.51

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
ऊर्ध्वे ब्रह्माण्डखण्डस्य तथाधस्तान्मुनीश्वर ।
तज्जलादिमहाकारं क्व कथं केन धार्यते ॥ ५१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
ūrdhve brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya tathādhastānmunīśvara |
tajjalādimahākāraṃ kva kathaṃ kena dhāryate || 51 ||

*note. said:—These are named as the spheres of ahamkara or egoism, mahatattwa or the great principle, and the ananta-prakriti or the hyperphysical Infinity; in the saiva and sankhya sastras.] Rama said:—Tell me, O chief of sages, who is it that upholds the water of the deep below, and supports the air of the firmament above the world; and in what manner they are held aloof.
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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 (7.80.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Urdhva, Brahmanda, Khanda, Tatha, Adhastat, Munishvara, Tajja, Lat, Aha, Akara, Kva, Katham, Katha, Kena, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.80.51). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “ūrdhve brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya tathādhastānmunīśvara ”
ūrdhve -
ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brahmāṇḍa -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[genitive single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhastān -
adhastāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhastāt (noun, masculine)

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

adhastāt (noun, feminine)

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

adhastāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
munīśvara -
munīśvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “tajjalādimahākāraṃ kva kathaṃ kena dhāryate ”
tajja -
tajja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tajja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lād -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√lā -> lāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √lā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √lā class 2 verb]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akāram -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dhāryate -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]