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 6.100.8

ब्रह्मैव त्वं स्वरूपं सद्यत्स्थितं धारयस्व तत् ।
असम्यग्दर्शिविषयं तदेव जगदाचितम् ॥ ८ ॥

brahmaiva tvaṃ svarūpaṃ sadyatsthitaṃ dhārayasva tat |
asamyagdarśiviṣayaṃ tadeva jagadācitam || 8 ||

Therefore think thyself as Brahma, according to the view of the intelligent; but the world appears as some thing extended in the sight of men of imperfect understandings.

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

Brahma, Brahman, Tva, Yushmad, Svarupa, Sat, Sad, Yat, Yad, Sthita, Tat, Tad, Asamyak, Darshin, Darshi, Vishaya, Tada, Iva, Jagada, Acit, Acita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.100.8). 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: “brahmaiva tvaṃ svarūpaṃ sadyatsthitaṃ dhārayasva tat
  • brahmai -
  • 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], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • svarūpam -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sad -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • dhārayasva -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asamyagdarśiviṣayaṃ tadeva jagadācitam
  • asamyag -
  • asamyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • darśi -
  • darśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    darśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    darśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    darśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    darśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣayam -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jagadā -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • acitam -
  • acita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    acit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.100.8

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 6.100.8 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મૈવ ત્વં સ્વરૂપં સદ્યત્સ્થિતં ધારયસ્વ તત્ ।
અસમ્યગ્દર્શિવિષયં તદેવ જગદાચિતમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.100.8 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మైవ త్వం స్వరూపం సద్యత్స్థితం ధారయస్వ తత్ ।
అసమ్యగ్దర్శివిషయం తదేవ జగదాచితమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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