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 1.26.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
वृत्तेऽस्मिन्नेवमेतेषां कालादीनां महामुने ।
संसारनाम्नि कैवास्था मादृशानां वदत्विह ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
vṛtte'sminnevameteṣāṃ kālādīnāṃ mahāmune |
saṃsāranāmni kaivāsthā mādṛśānāṃ vadatviha || 1 ||

Rama said:—Such being the all destructive conduct of time and others (as already described), what confidence, O great sage, can men like me, have upon them?
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 (1.26.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Vritta, Vritti, Idam, Evam, Eva, Etad, Esha, Kalat, Kala, Mahamuni, Samsara, Naman, Tha, Madrisha, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.1). 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: “vṛtte'sminnevameteṣāṃ kālādīnāṃ mahāmune ”
vṛtte' -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

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

vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
asminn -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eteṣām -
etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kālād -
kālāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īnām -
i (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
mahāmune -
mahāmuni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “saṃsāranāmni kaivāsthā mādṛśānāṃ vadatviha ”
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāmni -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evās -
eva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mādṛśānām -
mādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
vadatvi -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]