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 2.11.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतत्ते कथितं सर्व ज्ञानावतरणं भुवि ।
मया स्वमीहितं चेव कमलोद्भवचेष्टितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
etatte kathitaṃ sarva jñānāvataraṇaṃ bhuvi |
mayā svamīhitaṃ ceva kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—I have thus related to you fully about the descent of knowledge on earth, with the reason of my birth and the intention of the lotus born Brahma.
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 (2.11.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Etad, Tad, Yushmad, Kathita, Sarva, Jnana, Avatarana, Bhu, Maya, Asmad, Sva, Ihita, Iva, Kamalodbhava, Ceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.11.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “etatte kathitaṃ sarva jñānāvataraṇaṃ bhuvi ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kathitam -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kathita (noun, neuter)

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

kathitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
jñānā -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avataraṇam -
avataraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “mayā svamīhitaṃ ceva kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam ”
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
īhitam -
īhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhita (noun, neuter)

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

īhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kamalodbhava -
kamalodbhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceṣṭitam -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)

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

ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]