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 3.13.17

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इति चित्यवदातात्मा पृथ्व्यादीनामसंभवात् ।
इत्येष जीवः कथितो व्योम्नि स्वात्मा इवोदितः ॥ १७ ॥

iti cityavadātātmā pṛthvyādīnāmasaṃbhavāt |
ityeṣa jīvaḥ kathito vyomni svātmā ivoditaḥ || 17 ||

Thus the brilliant spirit, which is situated in the Divine Intellect, being no earthly or any other material substance, is styled the living soul, and remains in vacuum as a luminous body rising in the sky.
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 (3.13.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Cit, Citi, Citya, Avadata, Asmad, Prithvi, Adi, Asambhava, Jiva, Kathita, Vyoman, Svatma, Iva, Udita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.13.17). 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: “iti cityavadātātmā pṛthvyādīnāmasaṃbhavāt ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
citya -
citi (noun, feminine)

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

citi (noun, masculine)

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

citī (noun, feminine)

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

citya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ci -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

√ci -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

√ci -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

√cit -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> citya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

cit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
avadātāt -
avadāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

avadāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pṛthvyā -
pṛthvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
ādīnām -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ādi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
asambhavāt -
asambhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asambhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “ ityeṣa jīvaḥ kathito vyomni svātmā ivoditaḥ ”
Cannot analyse *ityeṣa*jī
jīvaḥ -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kathito* -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
svātmā* -
svātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uditaḥ -
udita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]