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 7.138.3

संविदं संविदा गृह्णंस्तान्बाह्येऽन्तरपि क्षणात् ।
अहं प्रसृतवांस्तत्र तैलबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि ॥ ३ ॥

saṃvidaṃ saṃvidā gṛhṇaṃstānbāhye'ntarapi kṣaṇāt |
ahaṃ prasṛtavāṃstatra tailabindurivāmbhasi || 3 ||

I then attracted my outward sensations, by the internal sensibility of my heart, and mixed them with those of his, as a drop of oil is mixed with and diluted in water.

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

Samvid, Samvida, Grihnat, Bahye, Bahya, Antar, Api, Kshanat, Kshana, Aha, Asmad, Prasrita, Vat, Tatra, Taila, Bindu, Iva, Ambhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.138.3). 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: “saṃvidaṃ saṃvidā gṛhṇaṃstānbāhye'ntarapi kṣaṇāt
  • saṃvidam -
  • saṃvida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvid (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃvidā* -
  • saṃvida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃvidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhṇaṃs -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bāhye' -
  • bāhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kṣaṇāt -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ prasṛtavāṃstatra tailabindurivāmbhasi
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prasṛta -
  • prasṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṃs -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taila -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bindur -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambhasi -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.138.3

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 7.138.3 in Gujarati sript:
સંવિદં સંવિદા ગૃહ્ણંસ્તાન્બાહ્યેઽન્તરપિ ક્ષણાત્ ।
અહં પ્રસૃતવાંસ્તત્ર તૈલબિન્દુરિવામ્ભસિ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 7.138.3 in Telugu sript:
సంవిదం సంవిదా గృహ్ణంస్తాన్బాహ్యేఽన్తరపి క్షణాత్ ।
అహం ప్రసృతవాంస్తత్ర తైలబిన్దురివామ్భసి ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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