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 7.179.21

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बहुदीपे गृहे च्छाया बह्वयो भान्त्येकवद्यथा ।
सर्वशक्तेस्तथैवैका भाति शक्तिरनेकधा ॥ २१ ॥

bahudīpe gṛhe cchāyā bahvayo bhāntyekavadyathā |
sarvaśaktestathaivaikā bhāti śaktiranekadhā || 21 ||

As the many lighted lamps in a room, combine to emit one great blaze of light; so the appearance of this multiform creation, displays the Omnipotence of one Almighty Power.
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 (7.179.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Dipa, Grih, Griha, Aya, Ayas, Ekavat, Yatha, Sarvashakti, Tatha, Aika, Shakti, Anekadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.179.21). 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: “bahudīpe gṛhe cchāyā bahvayo bhāntyekavadyathā ”
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dīpe -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
gṛhe -
gṛh (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cchāyā -
bahva -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāntye -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ekavad -
ekavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “sarvaśaktestathaivaikā bhāti śaktiranekadhā ”
sarvaśaktes -
sarvaśakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tathai -
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]
aivai -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
aikā* -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śaktir -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anekadhā -
anekadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]