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 7.100.42

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यथा धूमस्य नभसि यथाम्भोधौ महाम्भसः ।
आवर्तवृत्तयश्चित्रास्तथा चिद्व्योम्नि संसृतेः ॥ ४२ ॥

yathā dhūmasya nabhasi yathāmbhodhau mahāmbhasaḥ |
āvartavṛttayaścitrāstathā cidvyomni saṃsṛteḥ || 42 ||

As the vapours fly in the air, and as the waters roll in the ocean;and as they form curls and waves of various kinds, so the lives of living beings, are continually floating in the vacuum of the Divine Intellect.
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 (7.100.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Dhuma, Nabhas, Ambhodhi, Mah, Maha, Bhasa, Avarta, Vritti, Citra, Tatha, Cit, Vyoman, Samsriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.100.42). 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: “yathā dhūmasya nabhasi yathāmbhodhau mahāmbhasaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhūmasya -
dhūma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
nabhasi -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhodhau -
ambhodhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mahām -
mah (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhasaḥ -
bhasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āvartavṛttayaścitrāstathā cidvyomni saṃsṛteḥ ”
āvarta -
āvarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āvarta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttayaś -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
citrās -
citra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

citrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṃsṛteḥ -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]