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 6.13.4

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आत्मज्ञानं प्रकारोऽस्या एकः प्रकटितो भुवि ।
द्वितीयः प्राणसंरोधः श्रृणु योऽयं मयोच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

ātmajñānaṃ prakāro'syā ekaḥ prakaṭito bhuvi |
dvitīyaḥ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ śrṛṇu yo'yaṃ mayocyate || 4 ||

The one is the acquisition of religious instruction, leading to the knowledge of the soul and of the Supreme soul, and the other is the restraining of respiration, which you will learn from the lecture that I am about to deliver.
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 (6.13.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmajnana, Prakara, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Eka, Prakatita, Bhu, Dvitiya, Pranasamrodha, Yah, Aya, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.13.4). 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: “ātmajñānaṃ prakāro'syā ekaḥ prakaṭito bhuvi ”
ātmajñānam -
ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prakāro' -
prakāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asyā* -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ekaḥ -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakaṭito* -
prakaṭita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “dvitīyaḥ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ śrṛṇu yo'yaṃ mayocyate ”
dvitīyaḥ -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ -
prāṇasaṃrodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*yo
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mayo -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mayu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]