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 7.144.41

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तद्ब्रह्मैव निराकारं चिद्रूपत्वात्स्फुरद्वपुः ।
साकारमिव भातात्म भूत्वा स्थावरजंगमम् ॥ ४१ ॥

tadbrahmaiva nirākāraṃ cidrūpatvātsphuradvapuḥ |
sākāramiva bhātātma bhūtvā sthāvarajaṃgamam || 41 ||

Brahma is formless in his person (which is of a spiritual form); yet he exhibits himself in many forms, in his being the mind (or mirror of all ideal forms);where he represents his spiritual self or soul, in all the various forms of moving and immovable bodies.
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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 (7.144.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Brahma, Brahman, Nirakara, Cidrupatva, Sphurat, Vapu, Vapus, Sakaram, Sakara, Iva, Bhata, Sthavarajangama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.144.41). 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: “tadbrahmaiva nirākāraṃ cidrūpatvātsphuradvapuḥ ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [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]
nirākāram -
nirākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirākāra (noun, neuter)

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

nirākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cidrūpatvāt -
cidrūpatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sphurad -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
vapuḥ -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sākāramiva bhātātma bhūtvā sthāvarajaṃgamam ”
sākāram -
sākāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sākāra (noun, neuter)

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

sākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhātāt -
bhāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
sthāvarajaṅgamam -
sthāvarajaṅgama (noun, neuter)

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