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 1.1.9

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अस्मिन्नर्थे पुरावृत्तमितिहासं वदामि ते ।
कारुण्याख्यः पुरा कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणोऽधीतवेदकः ॥ ९ ॥

asminnarthe purāvṛttamitihāsaṃ vadāmi te |
kāruṇyākhyaḥ purā kaścidbrāhmaṇo'dhītavedakaḥ || 9 ||

I will recite to you an instance on this subject from the old traditions, relating a Brahman named Karunya, who was learned in the Vedas in days of yore.
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 (1.1.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Artha, Puravritta, Itihasa, Tad, Yushmad, Karunya, Pura, Pur, Kah, Cit, Brahmana, Adhitaveda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.9). 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: “asminnarthe purāvṛttamitihāsaṃ vadāmi te ”
asminn -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
purāvṛttam -
purāvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purāvṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

purāvṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
itihāsam -
itihāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vadāmi -
√vad (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kāruṇyākhyaḥ purā kaścidbrāhmaṇo'dhītavedakaḥ ”
kāruṇyā -
kāruṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāruṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāruṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akhyaḥ -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active second single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
brāhmaṇo' -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhītaveda -
adhītaveda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]