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 2.10.38

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शापेनाज्ञपदं नीत्वा पृच्छकस्त्वं मया कृतः ।
पुत्रास्य ज्ञानसारस्य समस्तजनसिद्धये ॥ ३८ ॥

śāpenājñapadaṃ nītvā pṛcchakastvaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ |
putrāsya jñānasārasya samastajanasiddhaye || 38 ||

I had turned thee to insanity my son, by an illusion, in order to make thee an enquirer into the essence of true knowledge for the welfare of mankind.
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 (2.10.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shapa, Ajna, Pada, Pricchaka, Tva, Yushmad, Maya, Asmad, Krit, Krita, Putra, Idam, Jnana, Sara, Sarasya, Samasta, Jana, Siddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.10.38). 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: “śāpenājñapadaṃ nītvā pṛcchakastvaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ ”
śāpenā -
śāpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
pṛcchakas -
pṛcchaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kṛtaḥ -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “putrāsya jñānasārasya samastajanasiddhaye ”
putrā -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sārasya -
sārasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
samasta -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jana -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
siddhaye -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]