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 7.153.15

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चिच्चन्द्रिकाचतुर्दिक्कमवभासं तनोति यत् ।
तदिदं जगदाभाति चित्रमप्रतिघात्म खे ॥ १५ ॥

ciccandrikācaturdikkamavabhāsaṃ tanoti yat |
tadidaṃ jagadābhāti citramapratighātma khe || 15 ||

It is the moonlight of the Intellect, which spreads its beams all round the ample space of vacuum;and it is this which shines as the world, which is an ineffaceable facsimile or cartography of the supreme Intellect in the air.
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 (7.153.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ciccandrika, Caturdikkam, Avabhasa, Yat, Yad, Tad, Tat, Idam, Jagada, Citram, Citra, Apratigha, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.153.15). 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: “ciccandrikācaturdikkamavabhāsaṃ tanoti yat ”
ciccandrikā -
ciccandrikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
caturdikkam -
caturdikkam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avabhāsam -
avabhāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tanoti -
√tan (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tadidaṃ jagadābhāti citramapratighātma khe ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagadā -
jagada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gad (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
ābhāti -
ābhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
citram -
citram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

citra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

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

citrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apratighāt -
apratigha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

apratigha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khe -
kha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

khā (noun, feminine)

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