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 6.51.51

अमूर्त एव चित्तात्मा खत्वमस्यातिपीनता ।
वाततास्य महागुल्मो देहतास्य सुमेरुता ॥ ५१ ॥

amūrta eva cittātmā khatvamasyātipīnatā |
vātatāsya mahāgulmo dehatāsya sumerutā || 51 ||

The bodiless or intellectual soul, is finer than the vacuous air;the air is its great arbor, and the body is as its mountain.

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

Amurta, Eva, Citta, Asmad, Kha, Tva, Yushmad, Asi, Idam, Pinata, Vata, Tasya, Deha, Sumeru, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.51). 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: “amūrta eva cittātmā khatvamasyātipīnatā
  • amūrta* -
  • amūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittāt -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asyā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āti -
  • āti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pīnatā -
  • pīnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vātatāsya mahāgulmo dehatāsya sumerutā
  • vāta -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tāsya -
  • tas -> tāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
  • mahāgulmo -
  • deha -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tāsya -
  • tas -> tāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
  • sumeru -
  • sumeru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sumeru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sumeru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.51

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 6.51.51 in Gujarati sript:
અમૂર્ત એવ ચિત્તાત્મા ખત્વમસ્યાતિપીનતા ।
વાતતાસ્ય મહાગુલ્મો દેહતાસ્ય સુમેરુતા ॥ 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 6.51.51 in Telugu sript:
అమూర్త ఏవ చిత్తాత్మా ఖత్వమస్యాతిపీనతా ।
వాతతాస్య మహాగుల్మో దేహతాస్య సుమేరుతా ॥ ౫౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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