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 7.157.15

त्वामातिवाहिकाकारा यत्तत्स्फुरितवान्नवम् ।
जातिर्महातमस्कोऽयमिति तत्राभिधा कृता ॥ १५ ॥

tvāmātivāhikākārā yattatsphuritavānnavam |
jātirmahātamasko'yamiti tatrābhidhā kṛtā || 15 ||

When the Divine spirit, deigned to covert itself into the personality of Brahma, and in those of me or thee and other individualities; it became altered from its state of original holiness and purity to those impurity and foulness, known as rajasi and tamasi.

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

Tva, Yushmad, Ativahika, Akara, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Sphuritavat, Ava, Jati, Maha, Aya, Idam, Iti, Tatra, Abhidha, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.157.15). 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: “tvāmātivāhikākārā yattatsphuritavānnavam
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ātivāhikā -
  • ātivāhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātivāhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātivāhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akārā* -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sphuritavānn -
  • sphur -> sphuritavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • avam -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jātirmahātamasko'yamiti tatrābhidhā kṛtā
  • jātir -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāt -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • amasko' -
  • mask (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhidhā -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.157.15

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 7.157.15 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વામાતિવાહિકાકારા યત્તત્સ્ફુરિતવાન્નવમ્ ।
જાતિર્મહાતમસ્કોઽયમિતિ તત્રાભિધા કૃતા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 7.157.15 in Telugu sript:
త్వామాతివాహికాకారా యత్తత్స్ఫురితవాన్నవమ్ ।
జాతిర్మహాతమస్కోఽయమితి తత్రాభిధా కృతా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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