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 1.7.5

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यदा यदा तु यज्ञेन यजेऽहं विबुधव्रजान् ।
तदा तदा तु मे यज्ञं विनिघ्नन्ति निशाचराः ॥ ५ ॥

yadā yadā tu yajñena yaje'haṃ vibudhavrajān |
tadā tadā tu me yajñaṃ vinighnanti niśācarāḥ || 5 ||

Whenever I betake myself to offer sacrifices (to the gods) at any place, instantly do these nocturnal demons appear to destroy my sacrificial rites.
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 (1.7.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Yajna, Yaja, Yaji, Aha, Asmad, Vibudha, Vraja, Tada, Vinighnat, Nishacara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.7.5). 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: “yadā yadā tu yajñena yaje'haṃ vibudhavrajān ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yajñena -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yaje' -
yaja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yajā (noun, feminine)

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

yaji (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yaji (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vibudha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vrajān -
vraja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “tadā tadā tu me yajñaṃ vinighnanti niśācarāḥ ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yajñam -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vinighnanti -
vinighnat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
niśācarāḥ -
niśācara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niśācarā (noun, feminine)

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