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 7.182.24

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एकैव सप्तद्वीपास्ति भगवन्भूरियं किल ।
तुल्यकालं भवन्त्यष्टौ सप्तद्वीपेश्वराः कथम् ॥ २४ ॥

ekaiva saptadvīpāsti bhagavanbhūriyaṃ kila |
tulyakālaṃ bhavantyaṣṭau saptadvīpeśvarāḥ katham || 24 ||

We know this earth to be composed of seven continents only, how then is it possible for eight brothers, to be the lord of them all, at the one and same time.
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 (7.182.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Saptadvipa, Asti, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Bhuri, Yah, Kila, Tulyakala, Bhavanti, Ishvara, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.182.24). 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: “ekaiva saptadvīpāsti bhagavanbhūriyaṃ kila ”
ekai -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
saptadvīpā -
saptadvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptadvīpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptadvīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhūri -
bhūri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūri (noun, neuter)

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

bhūri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūrī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhūrī (noun, feminine)

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

bhūrī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “tulyakālaṃ bhavantyaṣṭau saptadvīpeśvarāḥ katham ”
tulyakālam -
tulyakāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tulyakāla (noun, neuter)

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

tulyakālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavantyaṣ -
bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ṭau -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ṭu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saptadvīpe -
saptadvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

saptadvīpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

saptadvīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iśvarāḥ -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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