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 5.27.12

अहं चिदम्बरे भानावहं चिद्भूतपञ्जरे ।
सुरासुरेषु चिदहं स्थावरेषु चरेषु च ॥ १२ ॥

ahaṃ cidambare bhānāvahaṃ cidbhūtapañjare |
surāsureṣu cidahaṃ sthāvareṣu careṣu ca || 12 ||

I am the intellect which resides in the sun and in the sky, and I am the intellect which dwells in the bodies of all beings; I am the same intellect which guides the gods and demigods, and dwells alike in the movables and immovable bodies.

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

Aha, Asmad, Cidambara, Bhanu, Cit, Bhuta, Panjara, Surasura, Sthavara, Cara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.27.12). 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: “ahaṃ cidambare bhānāvahaṃ cidbhūtapañjare
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • cidambare -
  • cidambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cidambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhānāva -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • pañjare -
  • pañjara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pañjara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “surāsureṣu cidahaṃ sthāvareṣu careṣu ca
  • surāsureṣu -
  • surāsura (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāvareṣu -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • careṣu -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • 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 5.27.12

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 5.27.12 in Gujarati sript:
અહં ચિદમ્બરે ભાનાવહં ચિદ્ભૂતપઞ્જરે ।
સુરાસુરેષુ ચિદહં સ્થાવરેષુ ચરેષુ ચ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.27.12 in Telugu sript:
అహం చిదమ్బరే భానావహం చిద్భూతపఞ్జరే ।
సురాసురేషు చిదహం స్థావరేషు చరేషు చ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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