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 7.175.17

ब्रह्मैवात्मनि चिद्भावाज्जीवत्वमिव कल्पयत् ।
रूपमत्यजदेवाच्छं मनस्तामिव गच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

brahmaivātmani cidbhāvājjīvatvamiva kalpayat |
rūpamatyajadevācchaṃ manastāmiva gacchati || 17 ||

The Divine soul of Brahma, assumed to itself the state of the living spirit; and without forsaking its transparent form, became of the form of mind.

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

Brahma, Brahman, Eva, Mani, Kalpayat, Rupamati, Aja, Deva, Sha, Mana, Manas, Tami, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.175.17). 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: “brahmaivātmani cidbhāvājjīvatvamiva kalpayat
  • brahmai -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mani -
  • manī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cidbhāvājjīvatvamiva*ka
  • kalpayat -
  • kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kḷp], [vocative single from √kḷp], [accusative single from √kḷp]
  • Line 2: “rūpamatyajadevācchaṃ manastāmiva gacchati
  • rūpamatya -
  • rūpamatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aja -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • devācch -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmi -
  • tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.175.17

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 7.175.17 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મૈવાત્મનિ ચિદ્ભાવાજ્જીવત્વમિવ કલ્પયત્ ।
રૂપમત્યજદેવાચ્છં મનસ્તામિવ ગચ્છતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 7.175.17 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మైవాత్మని చిద్భావాజ్జీవత్వమివ కల్పయత్ ।
రూపమత్యజదేవాచ్ఛం మనస్తామివ గచ్ఛతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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