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 7.17.11

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शरीरवटधानान्तःस्थिताहंत्वनवांकुरा ।
शास्त्राजालं तनोत्याशु संसाराख्यमिदं क्षणात् ॥ ११ ॥

śarīravaṭadhānāntaḥsthitāhaṃtvanavāṃkurā |
śāstrājālaṃ tanotyāśu saṃsārākhyamidaṃ kṣaṇāt || 11 ||

Egoism is seated as the minute seed, in the heart of the fig tree of the body; where it sprouts forth and stretches its branches, composing the different parts of the world.
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 (7.17.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Vata, Dhana, Tas, Sthita, Ahantva, Yushmad, Kura, Shastri, Jala, Ashu, Samsara, Idam, Kshanat, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.17.11). 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: “śarīravaṭadhānāntaḥsthitāhaṃtvanavāṃkurā ”
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√vaṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dhānān -
dhāna (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthitā -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
ahantva -
ahantva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahantva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāṅ -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
kurā -
kurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śāstrājālaṃ tanotyāśu saṃsārākhyamidaṃ kṣaṇāt ”
śāstrā -
śāstṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jālam -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tanotyā -
√tan (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
saṃsārā -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]