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 1.20.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
बाल्यानर्थमथ त्यक्त्वा पुमानभिहताशयः ।
आरोहति निपाताय यौवनं संभ्रमेण तु ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
bālyānarthamatha tyaktvā pumānabhihatāśayaḥ |
ārohati nipātāya yauvanaṃ saṃbhrameṇa tu || 1 ||

Rama continued:—The boy having passed his state of blemishes, gladly steps to his youth with hopes of gaining his objects that tend only to his ruin.
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 (1.20.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Balya, Bali, Anartha, Atha, Pums, Abhihata, Ashaya, Ashi, Ara, Aru, Uhat, Nipata, Yauvana, Sambhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bālyānarthamatha tyaktvā pumānabhihatāśayaḥ ”
bālyā -
bālya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bālī (noun, masculine)

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

bālī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

bāli (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anartham -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

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

anarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhihatā -
abhihata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhihata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhihatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āśayaḥ -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āśi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “ārohati nipātāya yauvanaṃ saṃbhrameṇa tu ”
āro -
āra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

āru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

āru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ār (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ūhati -
√ūh -> ūhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]

√ūh -> ūhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]

√ūh (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nipātāya -
nipāta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yauvanam -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sambhrameṇa -
sambhrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sambhrama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]