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 7.39.23

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मूर्तो यथा स्वसदृशैः करोत्यवयवैः क्रियाः ।
आत्मभूतैस्तथा भूतैश्चिदाकाशमकर्तृ सत् ॥ २३ ॥

mūrto yathā svasadṛśaiḥ karotyavayavaiḥ kriyāḥ |
ātmabhūtaistathā bhūtaiścidākāśamakartṛ sat || 23 ||

As an embodied being discharges his bodily functions, by means of his material members and limbs, so doth spirit and spiritual beings conduct their spiritual functions like the air, without actually doing them?
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 (7.39.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murta, Yatha, Svasadrisha, Karoti, Avayava, Kriya, Atmabhuta, Tatha, Bhuta, Cit, Akasha, Sat, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.39.23). 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: “mūrto yathā svasadṛśaiḥ karotyavayavaiḥ kriyāḥ ”
mūrto* -
mūrta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svasadṛśaiḥ -
svasadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

svasadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
karotya -
karoti (noun, masculine)

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

karoti (noun, feminine)

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

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
avayavaiḥ -
avayava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
kriyāḥ -
kriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[benedictive active second single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[benedictive active second single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[benedictive active second single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[benedictive active second single]
Line 2: “ātmabhūtaistathā bhūtaiścidākāśamakartṛ sat ”
ātmabhūtais -
ātmabhūta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ātmabhūta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhūtaiś -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental 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]
ākāśam -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
akartṛ -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sat -
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]