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 7.80.55

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्माण्डखण्डे ते तिष्ठतः कथमुच्यताम् ।
किमाकृती धृते केन कथं वा परिनश्यतः ॥ ५५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
brahmanbrahmāṇḍakhaṇḍe te tiṣṭhataḥ kathamucyatām |
kimākṛtī dhṛte kena kathaṃ vā parinaśyataḥ || 55 ||

Rama rejoined:—Tell me sir, how do the parts of the world subsist together; in what manner they are joined with one another, and how are they disjoined from one another, and destroyed at last.
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 (7.80.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Tad, Yushmad, Tishthat, Katham, Katha, Ucyat, Kim, Akriti, Dhrit, Dhrita, Dhriti, Kena, Kah, Pari, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.80.55). 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: “brahmanbrahmāṇḍakhaṇḍe te tiṣṭhataḥ kathamucyatām ”
Cannot analyse brahmanbrahmāṇḍakhaṇḍe*te
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]
tiṣṭhataḥ -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
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]
ucyatām -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc (verb class 4)

[imperative active third dual]

√vac (verb class 2)

[imperative passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[imperative passive third single]
Line 3: “kimākṛtī dhṛte kena kathaṃ vā parinaśyataḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ākṛtī -
ākṛtī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, feminine)

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

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhṛte -
dhṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

dhṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative 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]
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]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
naśyataḥ -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [ablative single from √naś class 4 verb], [genitive single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √naś class 4 verb], [genitive single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third dual]