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 7.87.3

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ऊर्ध्वमुच्छून एवान्तःसेकाद्बीजे यथाङ्कुरः ।
आकारवत्यनाकारे चित्त्वाचित्त्वे तथा जगत् ॥ ३ ॥

ūrdhvamucchūna evāntaḥsekādbīje yathāṅkuraḥ |
ākāravatyanākāre cittvācittve tathā jagat || 3 ||

I beheld the formal world, with all its sentient as well as insensitive beings, rising out of the formless heart, resembling the shapeless embryo of the seed (i.e. the plastic nature from the amorphous spirit), by moisture of the ground.
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 (7.87.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Ucchuna, Eva, Tas, Seka, Bija, Yatha, Ankura, Akaravat, Anakara, Tatha, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.87.3). 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: “ūrdhvamucchūna evāntaḥsekādbīje yathāṅkuraḥ ”
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucchūna* -
ucchūna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sekād -
seka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bīje -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aṅkuraḥ -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ākāravatyanākāre cittvācittve tathā jagat ”
ākāravatya -
ākāravat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ākāravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anākāre -
anākāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anākāra (noun, neuter)

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

anākārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cittvā -
√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]
cittve -
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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