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 7.116.16

आकाश कर्षकष एव निकर्षणं ते मन्ये चिरं समचितं न तु किंचिदन्यत् ।
शून्योऽसि यज्जलधरर्क्षविमानचन्द्रसूर्यानिलान्वहसि भासि न चार्थशून्यः ॥ १६ ॥

ākāśa karṣakaṣa eva nikarṣaṇaṃ te manye ciraṃ samacitaṃ na tu kiṃcidanyat |
śūnyo'si yajjaladhararkṣavimānacandrasūryānilānvahasi bhāsi na cārthaśūnyaḥ || 16 ||

Again thou dark sky, art the attestor of all lights; as the touchstone is the test of gold; and thou art a void in thy essence, yet thou dost support the substances of stars and planets of clouds and winds and all real existences at large.

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

Akasha, Karshaka, Sha, Eva, Nikarshana, Tad, Yushmad, Manya, Mani, Ciram, Cira, Sama, Cit, Cita, Shunya, Asi, Bhas, Bhasi, Bhasin, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.16). 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: “ākāśa karṣakaṣa eva nikarṣaṇaṃ te manye ciraṃ samacitaṃ na tu kiṃcidanyat
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṣaka -
  • karṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣa* -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nikarṣaṇam -
  • nikarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • citam -
  • cita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse kiñcidanyat
  • Line 2: “śūnyo'si yajjaladhararkṣavimānacandrasūryānilānvahasi bhāsi na cārthaśūnyaḥ
  • śūnyo' -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Cannot analyse yajjaladhararkṣavimānacandrasūryānilānvahasi*bh
  • bhāsi -
  • bhāsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhās (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śūnyaḥ -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.16

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 7.116.16 in Gujarati sript:
આકાશ કર્ષકષ એવ નિકર્ષણં તે મન્યે ચિરં સમચિતં ન તુ કિંચિદન્યત્ ।
શૂન્યોઽસિ યજ્જલધરર્ક્ષવિમાનચન્દ્રસૂર્યાનિલાન્વહસિ ભાસિ ન ચાર્થશૂન્યઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.116.16 in Telugu sript:
ఆకాశ కర్షకష ఏవ నికర్షణం తే మన్యే చిరం సమచితం న తు కించిదన్యత్ ।
శూన్యోఽసి యజ్జలధరర్క్షవిమానచన్ద్రసూర్యానిలాన్వహసి భాసి న చార్థశూన్యః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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