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 7.173.8

शरीरस्य यथा केशनखादिषु यथाग्रहः ।
सर्वात्मनस्तथा काष्ठदृषदादौ तथाग्रहः ॥ ८ ॥

śarīrasya yathā keśanakhādiṣu yathāgrahaḥ |
sarvātmanastathā kāṣṭhadṛṣadādau tathāgrahaḥ || 8 ||

As the living body gives growth, to dull and dead nails and hairs, so the living soul of the universe, grows the insensible stones and trees upon it.

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

Sharira, Yatha, Kesha, Nakha, Agraha, Sarvatman, Tatha, Kashtha, Drishad, Drishada, Ada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.173.8). 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: “śarīrasya yathā keśanakhādiṣu yathāgrahaḥ
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakhād -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nakha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • agrahaḥ -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvātmanastathā kāṣṭhadṛṣadādau tathāgrahaḥ
  • sarvātmanas -
  • sarvātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarvātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāṣṭha -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣadā -
  • dṛṣada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣad (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dṛṣadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrahaḥ -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.173.8

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 7.173.8 in Gujarati sript:
શરીરસ્ય યથા કેશનખાદિષુ યથાગ્રહઃ ।
સર્વાત્મનસ્તથા કાષ્ઠદૃષદાદૌ તથાગ્રહઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.173.8 in Telugu sript:
శరీరస్య యథా కేశనఖాదిషు యథాగ్రహః ।
సర్వాత్మనస్తథా కాష్ఠదృషదాదౌ తథాగ్రహః ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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