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 7.131.20

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कल्पनं तत्परं ब्रह्म परं ब्रह्मैव कल्पनम् ।
चिद्रूपं नानयोर्भेदः शून्यत्वाकाशयोरिव ॥ २० ॥

kalpanaṃ tatparaṃ brahma paraṃ brahmaiva kalpanam |
cidrūpaṃ nānayorbhedaḥ śūnyatvākāśayoriva || 20 ||

The mind is the Supreme Brahma, and Brahma is selfsame with his very mind; they are both of the form of the intellect, and there is no [more] difference between them, than that of open air and the sky.
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 (7.131.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalpana, Tatpara, Brahma, Brahman, Param, Para, Cidrupa, Nana, Bheda, Shunyatva, Akasha, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.131.20). 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: “kalpanaṃ tatparaṃ brahma paraṃ brahmaiva kalpanam ”
kalpanam -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

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

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatparam -
tatpara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatpara (noun, neuter)

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

tatparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmai -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kalpanam -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

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

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “cidrūpaṃ nānayorbhedaḥ śūnyatvākāśayoriva ”
cidrūpam -
cidrūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cidrūpa (noun, neuter)

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

cidrūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nānayor -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
bhedaḥ -
bheda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śūnyatvā -
śūnyatva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākāśayor -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]