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 7.83.26

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स्वयमन्तः कचन्ती चित्स्वभावाकाशकोटरे ।
क्षणकल्पजगद्भ्रान्तिं धत्ते कल्पनया स्वया ॥ २६ ॥

svayamantaḥ kacantī citsvabhāvākāśakoṭare |
kṣaṇakalpajagadbhrāntiṃ dhatte kalpanayā svayā || 26 ||

The intellect developes itself of its own nature, within its vacuous cell at first; and then in a moment envelopes this erroneous universe in itself, and at his will at the time of its destruction.
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 (7.83.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Anta, Kacat, Kacanti, Citsvabhava, Akasha, Kotara, Kshana, Kalpa, Jagat, Bhranti, Kalpana, Sva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.83.26). 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: “svayamantaḥ kacantī citsvabhāvākāśakoṭare ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kacantī -
√kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac -> kacantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kac class 1 verb]
citsvabhāvā -
citsvabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citsvabhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭare -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “kṣaṇakalpajagadbhrāntiṃ dhatte kalpanayā svayā ”
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhrāntim -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
kalpanayā -
kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
svayā -
svā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]