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 1.12.4

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ततः सदाचारपरो भूत्वाहं मुनिनायक ।
विहृतस्तीर्थयात्रार्थमुर्वीमम्बुधिमेखलाम् ॥ ४ ॥

tataḥ sadācāraparo bhūtvāhaṃ munināyaka |
vihṛtastīrthayātrārthamurvīmambudhimekhalām || 4 ||

Then O leader of sages! being desirous to learn good usages (of mankind), I set out to travel to holy places all over this sea-girt 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 (1.12.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sadacara, Parah, Para, Aha, Asmad, Muni, Ayaka, Vihrita, Tirthayatra, Artha, Urvi, Ambudhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.4). 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: “tataḥ sadācāraparo bhūtvāhaṃ munināyaka ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
sadācāra -
sadācāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sadācāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
muninā -
muni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

muni (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
āyaka -
āyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āyaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vihṛtastīrthayātrārthamurvīmambudhimekhalām ”
vihṛtas -
vihṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tīrthayātrā -
tīrthayātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
urvīm -
urvī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ambudhim -
ambudhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ekha -
√ikh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lām -
lā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

lo (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]