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 7.87.38

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पवनाद्यप्यहं शून्यः केवलाकाशमात्रकः ।
सर्वेषामेव भावानां शून्याकृतिररोधकः ॥ ३८ ॥

pavanādyapyahaṃ śūnyaḥ kevalākāśamātrakaḥ |
sarveṣāmeva bhāvānāṃ śūnyākṛtirarodhakaḥ || 38 ||

I am more rare and vacuous than the air itself, and am as the empty void itself; I am devoid of all shapes and figures, and am irrepressible in my nature.
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 (7.87.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavana, Api, Apya, Aha, Asmad, Shunya, Kevala, Akashamatri, Akashamatra, Sarva, Eva, Bhava, Shunyakriti, Ara, Aru, Udhan, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.87.38). 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: “pavanādyapyahaṃ śūnyaḥ kevalākāśamātrakaḥ ”
pavanād -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
śūnyaḥ -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kevalā -
kevala (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākāśamātra -
ākāśamātṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākāśamātṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākāśamātṛ (noun, neuter)

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

ākāśamātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśamātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akaḥ -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
Line 2: “sarveṣāmeva bhāvānāṃ śūnyākṛtirarodhakaḥ ”
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvānām -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
śūnyākṛtir -
śūnyākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śūnyākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aro -
ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

arā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

aru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

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

√ṛ (verb class 3)

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

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
udha -
udhan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]