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 7.80.53

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अतो यदेव नेदीयो ब्रह्माण्डाख्यं महावपुः ।
तत्पदार्थाः प्रधावन्ति तृषिताः सलिलं यथा ॥ ५३ ॥

ato yadeva nedīyo brahmāṇḍākhyaṃ mahāvapuḥ |
tatpadārthāḥ pradhāvanti tṛṣitāḥ salilaṃ yathā || 53 ||

Hence everything runs to, and is attracted by whatever is larger than it, and situated nearer to it than others; just as the thirsty man runs to, and is attracted by the adjacent water.
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 (7.80.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Yada, Yad, Iva, Nediyah, Nediyas, Brahmanda, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Apus, Tatpada, Artha, Pradhavat, Trishita, Salila, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.80.53). 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: “ato yadeva nedīyo brahmāṇḍākhyaṃ mahāvapuḥ ”
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yade -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nedīyo* -
nedīyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nedīyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nedīyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
brahmāṇḍā -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
mahāva -
mah (noun, masculine)

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

maha (noun, masculine)

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

mahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
apuḥ -
apus (noun, neuter)

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

√pā (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
Line 2: “tatpadārthāḥ pradhāvanti tṛṣitāḥ salilaṃ yathā ”
tatpadā -
tatpada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatpada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthāḥ -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pradhāvanti -
pradhāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tṛṣitāḥ -
tṛṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tṛṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
salilam -
salila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

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

salilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]