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 7.83.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चिन्मात्रपरमाकाश एष यः कथितो मया ।
एषोऽसौ शिव इत्युक्तस्तदा रुद्रः प्रनृत्यति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
cinmātraparamākāśa eṣa yaḥ kathito mayā |
eṣo'sau śiva ityuktastadā rudraḥ pranṛtyati || 1 ||

Vasishtha added:—I have already related to you, that Siva is the representation of the vacuous intellect; but not so is Rudra, whom I have described as dancing all about.
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 (7.83.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Cinmatra, Paramakasha, Esha, Yah, Kathita, Maya, Asmad, Asi, Asu, Adah, Shiva, Ityukta, Rudra, Pra, Nrityat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.83.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “cinmātraparamākāśa eṣa yaḥ kathito mayā ”
cinmātra -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramākāśa* -
paramākāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kathito* -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
Line 3: “eṣo'sau śiva ityuktastadā rudraḥ pranṛtyati ”
eṣo' -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śiva* -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ityukta -
ityukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sta -
√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dā* -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rudraḥ -
rudra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
nṛtyati -
√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third single]