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 7.90.12

सर्वोत्थानोपमास्तम्भे तच्छेदे वलयोपमा ।
मृद्व्या कर्णाहिगत्येव रचना प्रकृतोदरे ॥ १२ ॥

sarvotthānopamāstambhe tacchede valayopamā |
mṛdvyā karṇāhigatyeva racanā prakṛtodare || 12 ||

These are borne by the circling waters, like small insects and worms into the crevices of waves; and thence hurled into the womb of the whirlpools, whose depth is beyond all comparison.

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

Saru, Sarva, Utthana, Upama, Bha, Tat, Tad, Valaya, Mridvi, Karna, Ahi, Gat, Gati, Eva, Racana, Prakrita, Prakrit, Udara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.90.12). 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: “sarvotthānopamāstambhe tacchede valayopamā
  • sarvo -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthāno -
  • utthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamās -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śede -
  • śad (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śad (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • valayo -
  • valaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    val (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upamā -
  • upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛdvyā karṇāhigatyeva racanā prakṛtodare
  • mṛdvyā -
  • mṛdvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • karṇā -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gatye -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racanā -
  • racanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛto -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • udare -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.90.12

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 7.90.12 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વોત્થાનોપમાસ્તમ્ભે તચ્છેદે વલયોપમા ।
મૃદ્વ્યા કર્ણાહિગત્યેવ રચના પ્રકૃતોદરે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 7.90.12 in Telugu sript:
సర్వోత్థానోపమాస్తమ్భే తచ్ఛేదే వలయోపమా ।
మృద్వ్యా కర్ణాహిగత్యేవ రచనా ప్రకృతోదరే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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