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 7.127.2

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा संकल्परचिता शिशोर्व्योमनि तिष्ठति ।
वीटा चिन्मात्रबालेन कल्पितो भूस्तथाम्बरे ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathā saṃkalparacitā śiśorvyomani tiṣṭhati |
vīṭā cinmātrabālena kalpito bhūstathāmbare || 2 ||

Vasishtha replied:—As boys build their fancied castles in empty air, so is this world the creation of the imagination of the mind of Brahma, and no more than this.
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 (7.127.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Sankalpa, Racita, Shishu, Vyoman, Tishthat, Vita, Cinmatra, Bala, Kalpita, Bhu, Tatha, Bara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.127.2). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “yathā saṃkalparacitā śiśorvyomani tiṣṭhati ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṅkalpa -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
racitā -
racitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
śiśor -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vyomani -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 3: “vīṭā cinmātrabālena kalpito bhūstathāmbare ”
vīṭā -
vīṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cinmātra -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālena -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kalpito* -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kḷp]
bhūs -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
tathām -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bare -
bara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

barā (noun, feminine)

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