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 7.171.31

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तस्य भासा विभातीदं तदहो दृश्यमण्डलम् ।
सर्वचन्द्रार्कवह्नीनां पदार्थानां स दीपकः ॥ ३१ ॥

tasya bhāsā vibhātīdaṃ tadaho dṛśyamaṇḍalam |
sarvacandrārkavahnīnāṃ padārthānāṃ sa dīpakaḥ || 31 ||

It is his lustre, that enlightens this visible (the mundane) sphere; and it is he alone that is the enlightener of the sun, moon, and stars and fire as also of all other shining bodies, that shine with their borrowed light from him.
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 (7.171.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Bhasa, Vibhat, Idam, Tada, Drishya, Anda, Sarvacandra, Arka, Vahni, Padartha, Dipaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.171.31). 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: “tasya bhāsā vibhātīdaṃ tadaho dṛśyamaṇḍalam ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
bhāsā* -
bhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vibhātī -
vibhāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vibhāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ho* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sarvacandrārkavahnīnāṃ padārthānāṃ sa dīpakaḥ ”
sarvacandrā -
sarvacandra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vahnīnām -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
padārthānām -
padārtha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dīpakaḥ -
dīpaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]