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 7.187.48

भाविनामार्थरूपं तद्बीजं शब्दौघशाखिनः ।
पदवाक्यप्रमाणाढ्यवेदार्थादिविकारि च ॥ ४८ ॥

bhāvināmārtharūpaṃ tadbījaṃ śabdaughaśākhinaḥ |
padavākyapramāṇāḍhyavedārthādivikāri ca || 48 ||

This being became the source of articulate sounds or words, which were expressive of certain meanings, and significant of things, that were to be created afterwards; and were to be embodied in the wording of the Vedas.

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

Bhavin, Artha, Rupa, Tad, Tat, Bija, Shabda, Augha, Shakhin, Pada, Vakya, Pramana, Adhya, Vedartha, Vikarin, Vikari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.187.48). 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: “bhāvināmārtharūpaṃ tadbījaṃ śabdaughaśākhinaḥ
  • bhāvinām -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ārtha -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śabdau -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • augha -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākhinaḥ -
  • śākhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śākhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “padavākyapramāṇāḍhyavedārthādivikāri ca
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vākya -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • pramāṇā -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āḍhya -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedārthā -
  • vedārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vikāri -
  • vikārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vikārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vikārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vikārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vikārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.187.48

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 7.187.48 in Gujarati sript:
ભાવિનામાર્થરૂપં તદ્બીજં શબ્દૌઘશાખિનઃ ।
પદવાક્યપ્રમાણાઢ્યવેદાર્થાદિવિકારિ ચ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 7.187.48 in Telugu sript:
భావినామార్థరూపం తద్బీజం శబ్దౌఘశాఖినః ।
పదవాక్యప్రమాణాఢ్యవేదార్థాదివికారి చ ॥ ౪౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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