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 5.82.51

न त्वमस्ति न देहोस्तिब्रह्मास्तीह महत्स्फुरत् ।
अहंत्वमिति निःस्पन्दे स्फुरत्यार्तिहि कस्य का ॥ ५१ ॥

na tvamasti na dehostibrahmāstīha mahatsphurat |
ahaṃtvamiti niḥspande sphuratyārtihi kasya kā || 51 ||

There is no such thing as thou or he, except the Great Brahma, who is always manifest every where; we have conceptions of ourselves without any exertion on our parts.

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

Tva, Yushmad, Asti, Brahma, Brahman, Iha, Mahat, Sphurat, Ahantva, Iti, Nihspanda, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.82.51). 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: “na tvamasti na dehostibrahmāstīha mahatsphurat
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deho -
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • brahmā -
  • 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]
  • astī -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sphurat -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃtvamiti niḥspande sphuratyārtihi kasya
  • ahantvam -
  • ahantva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahantva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahantvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niḥspande -
  • niḥspanda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niḥspanda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niḥspandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sphuratyā -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • ārti -
  • ārti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.82.51

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 5.82.51 in Gujarati sript:
ન ત્વમસ્તિ ન દેહોસ્તિબ્રહ્માસ્તીહ મહત્સ્ફુરત્ ।
અહંત્વમિતિ નિઃસ્પન્દે સ્ફુરત્યાર્તિહિ કસ્ય કા ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 5.82.51 in Telugu sript:
న త్వమస్తి న దేహోస్తిబ్రహ్మాస్తీహ మహత్స్ఫురత్ ।
అహంత్వమితి నిఃస్పన్దే స్ఫురత్యార్తిహి కస్య కా ॥ ౫౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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