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 3.2.45

श्रीराम उवाच ।
ब्रह्मैष कथितो देवस्त्वया मे प्रपितामहः ।
स्वयंभूरज एकात्मा विज्ञानात्मेति मे मतिः ॥ ४५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
brahmaiṣa kathito devastvayā me prapitāmahaḥ |
svayaṃbhūraja ekātmā vijñānātmeti me matiḥ || 45 ||

Rama said: you said sir, that Brahma is your great grand-sire; I think it is he that you mean to say as the unborn, self-born, universal soul and intelligence.

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

Shrirama, Brahma, Brahman, Aisha, Kathita, Deva, Devri, Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Prapitamaha, Svayambhu, Raja, Rajas, Ekatman, Vijnanatman, Iti, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.45). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaiṣa kathito devastvayā me prapitāmahaḥ
  • brahmai -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathito* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • devas -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prapitāmahaḥ -
  • prapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “svayaṃbhūraja ekātmā vijñānātmeti me matiḥ
  • svayambhūr -
  • svayambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • raja* -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekātmā -
  • ekātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijñānātme -
  • vijñānātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.45

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 3.2.45 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
બ્રહ્મૈષ કથિતો દેવસ્ત્વયા મે પ્રપિતામહઃ ।
સ્વયંભૂરજ એકાત્મા વિજ્ઞાનાત્મેતિ મે મતિઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 3.2.45 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
బ్రహ్మైష కథితో దేవస్త్వయా మే ప్రపితామహః ।
స్వయంభూరజ ఏకాత్మా విజ్ఞానాత్మేతి మే మతిః ॥ ౪౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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