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 3.54.7

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हिमादिषु कथं शैत्यं का सत्ता कालखादिषु ।
भावाभावग्रहोत्सर्गस्थूलसूक्ष्मदृशः कथम् ॥ ७ ॥

himādiṣu kathaṃ śaityaṃ kā sattā kālakhādiṣu |
bhāvābhāvagrahotsargasthūlasūkṣmadṛśaḥ katham || 7 ||

Why is coldness confined to the frost and the like, and what forms the essence of time and space; what are the causes of the different states of things and their various changes, and the causes of the solidity of some and tenuity of others?
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 (3.54.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hima, Katham, Katha, Shaitya, Satta, Sattri, Kala, Khadi, Khadin, Bhavabhava, Graha, Utsarga, Thula, Sukshma, Drisha, Drish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.54.7). 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: “himādiṣu kathaṃ śaityaṃ kā sattā kālakhādiṣu ”
himād -
hima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

hima (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaityam -
śaitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sattā -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
kāla -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khādiṣu -
khādi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

khādin (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

khādin (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “bhāvābhāvagrahotsargasthūlasūkṣmadṛśaḥ katham ”
bhāvābhāva -
bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
graho -
graha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

grahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utsargas -
utsarga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

thūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūkṣma -
sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśaḥ -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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