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 7.159.68

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यथाब्धिजलबिन्दूनां क्षणविश्लेषसंगमम् ।
चिदणूनां तथा ब्रह्म वारिधौ स्फुरतां मिथः ॥ ६८ ॥

yathābdhijalabindūnāṃ kṣaṇaviśleṣasaṃgamam |
cidaṇūnāṃ tathā brahma vāridhau sphuratāṃ mithaḥ || 68 ||

As the particles of water fly off, and fall again into the sea; so do the atoms of intellect in all living beings, continually rise and subside, in the vast ocean of the Divine Mind.
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 (7.159.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Abdhija, Bindu, Kshana, Vishlesha, Sangama, Cit, Anu, Tatha, Brahma, Brahman, Varidhi, Sphurat, Sphurata, Mithah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.159.68). 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: “yathābdhijalabindūnāṃ kṣaṇaviśleṣasaṃgamam ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abdhija -
abdhija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abdhija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bindūnām -
bindu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśleṣa -
viśleṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgamam -
saṅgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅgamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “cidaṇūnāṃ tathā brahma vāridhau sphuratāṃ mithaḥ ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aṇūnām -
aṇu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

aṇu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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]
vāridhau -
vāridhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sphuratām -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sphuratā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[imperative active third dual]
mithaḥ -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]