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 7.187.14

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आकल्पाख्यं निमेषं यत्कचनं चैकरूपकम् ।
स्वाभाविकाः स्वभावं तं प्राहुः प्रसृतबुद्धयः ॥ १४ ॥

ākalpākhyaṃ nimeṣaṃ yatkacanaṃ caikarūpakam |
svābhāvikāḥ svabhāvaṃ taṃ prāhuḥ prasṛtabuddhayaḥ || 14 ||

The uniform state of things for a whole kalpa age, measuring but a moment of Brahma; is what is expressed by the word nature, by natural philosophers that know all nature.
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 (7.187.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akalpa, Nimesha, Yat, Yad, Kacat, Ekarupa, Kah, Svabhavika, Svabhava, Pra, Ahu, Prasrita, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.187.14). 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: “ākalpākhyaṃ nimeṣaṃ yatkacanaṃ caikarūpakam ”
ākalpā -
ākalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
nimeṣam -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kacan -
√kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kac class 1 verb]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekarūpa -
ekarūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekarūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “svābhāvikāḥ svabhāvaṃ taṃ prāhuḥ prasṛtabuddhayaḥ ”
svābhāvikāḥ -
svābhāvika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

svābhāvikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
svabhāvam -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ahuḥ -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]
prasṛta -
prasṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhayaḥ -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]