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 4.44.10

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स एवाशु भवत्येतन्मृत्पिण्डो घटकोपमः ।
आदिसर्गे पुरा कायः प्रतिभासोऽस्य चोत्तमः ॥ १० ॥

sa evāśu bhavatyetanmṛtpiṇḍo ghaṭakopamaḥ |
ādisarge purā kāyaḥ pratibhāso'sya cottamaḥ || 10 ||

The same thought assumes a visible form, as the clay takes the form of a pot; and the good thoughts and actions of the prior state of life, serve to give the soul a goodly form in its next birth on earth.
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 (4.44.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Eva, Ashu, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Etad, Mritpinda, Ghataka, Upama, Adisarga, Pura, Pur, Kaya, Pratibhasa, Idam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.10). 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: “sa evāśu bhavatyetanmṛtpiṇḍo ghaṭakopamaḥ ”
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative 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]
bhavatye -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛtpiṇḍo* -
mṛtpiṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghaṭako -
ghaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghaṭakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamaḥ -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ādisarge purā kāyaḥ pratibhāso'sya cottamaḥ ”
ādisarge -
ādisarga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāyaḥ -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratibhāso' -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
co -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttamaḥ -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]