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 7.83.2

यासौ तस्याकृतिर्नासावाकृतिः कृतिनां वर ।
तच्चिन्मात्रघनं व्योम तथा कचति तादृशम् ॥ २ ॥

yāsau tasyākṛtirnāsāvākṛtiḥ kṛtināṃ vara |
taccinmātraghanaṃ vyoma tathā kacati tādṛśam || 2 ||

The form that is attributed to him (or to the goddess kali); is not their real figure; but a representation of the grosser aspect of intellectual vacuity.

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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 (7.83.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasa, Tad, Tas, Akriti, Nasi, Kritin, Vara, Tat, Cinmatra, Ghanam, Ghana, Vyoman, Vyoma, Tatha, Kacat, Tadrish, Tadrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.83.2). 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: “yāsau tasyākṛtirnāsāvākṛtiḥ kṛtināṃ vara
  • yāsau -
  • yāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākṛtir -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsāvā -
  • nāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nās (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtinām -
  • kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “taccinmātraghanaṃ vyoma tathā kacati tādṛśam
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cinmātra -
  • cinmātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cinmātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghanam -
  • ghanam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kacati -
  • kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kac class 1 verb]
    kac (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tādṛśam -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.83.2

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.83.2 in Gujarati sript:
યાસૌ તસ્યાકૃતિર્નાસાવાકૃતિઃ કૃતિનાં વર ।
તચ્ચિન્માત્રઘનં વ્યોમ તથા કચતિ તાદૃશમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.83.2 in Telugu sript:
యాసౌ తస్యాకృతిర్నాసావాకృతిః కృతినాం వర ।
తచ్చిన్మాత్రఘనం వ్యోమ తథా కచతి తాదృశమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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