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 7.142.18

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एकः कालो यथा कल्पः प्रकाशश्चोभयात्मकः ।
बीजं वा फलपुष्पान्तं ब्रह्म सर्वात्मकं तथा ॥ १८ ॥

ekaḥ kālo yathā kalpaḥ prakāśaścobhayātmakaḥ |
bījaṃ vā phalapuṣpāntaṃ brahma sarvātmakaṃ tathā || 18 ||

As there is but one endless duration, embracing the periods both of creation as well as annihilation; and as the tree comprehends all its parts, blossoms and fruit under it; so is Brahma the Soul of all.
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 (7.142.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Kala, Yatha, Kalpa, Prakasha, Ubhayatmaka, Bija, Phalapushpa, Brahma, Brahman, Sarvatmaka, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.142.18). 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: “ekaḥ kālo yathā kalpaḥ prakāśaścobhayātmakaḥ ”
ekaḥ -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kalpaḥ -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakāśaś -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
co -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ubhayātmakaḥ -
ubhayātmaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bījaṃ vā phalapuṣpāntaṃ brahma sarvātmakaṃ tathā ”
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
phalapuṣpān -
phalapuṣpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
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]
sarvātmakam -
sarvātmaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarvātmaka (noun, neuter)

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

sarvātmakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]