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 7.207.23

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तस्माद्देहस्य नियतौ यथेतौ ब्रह्मणा चिता ।
स्पन्दास्पन्दौ कल्पितौ द्वौ स तथैवानुभूतवान् ॥ २३ ॥

tasmāddehasya niyatau yathetau brahmaṇā citā |
spandāspandau kalpitau dvau sa tathaivānubhūtavān || 23 ||

Hence as Brahma in his form of the mind, thinks of the action of living and quietus of death bodies; so are they thought of by all mankind.
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 (7.207.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Deha, Niyata, Niyati, Yatha, Ita, Iti, Brahman, Cit, Cita, Spanda, Aspanda, Kalpita, Dva, Tatha, Anubhuta, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.207.23). 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: “tasmāddehasya niyatau yathetau brahmaṇā citā ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
dehasya -
deha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
niyatau -
niyata (noun, masculine)

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

niyati (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
yathe -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
itau -
ita (noun, masculine)

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

iti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
brahmaṇā -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
citā -
cit (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

citā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “spandāspandau kalpitau dvau sa tathaivānubhūtavān ”
spandā -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aspandau -
aspanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kalpitau -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

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

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √kḷp], [vocative dual from √kḷp], [accusative dual from √kḷp]
dvau -
dva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anubhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]