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 2.17.8

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स्वयं ज्ञाता श्रुता वापि भ्रान्तिशान्त्यैकसौख्यदा ।
आप्रेक्ष्य वर्णिता सद्यो यथा स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी ॥ ८ ॥

svayaṃ jñātā śrutā vāpi bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā |
āprekṣya varṇitā sadyo yathā svargataraṅgiṇī || 8 ||

One's knowledge of this work whether by his own perusal or hearing of it from the rehearsal of others, tends to the immediate obliteration of his errors and augmentation of his delight, as it is done by the holy river of heaven.
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 (2.17.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Jnatri, Jnata, Shruta, Vapi, Vapin, Shanti, Kasa, Aukhya, Apra, Ikshya, Varnita, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Yatha, Svargatarangini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.8). 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: “svayaṃ jñātā śrutā vāpi bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jñātā -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jñātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
śrutā* -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhrānti -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śāntyai -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śāntī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
kasau -
kasa (noun, masculine)

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

kasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kas (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aukhya -
aukhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aukhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dā -
dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “āprekṣya varṇitā sadyo yathā svargataraṅgiṇī ”
āpre -
āpra (noun, masculine)

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

āpra (noun, neuter)

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

āprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īkṣya -
√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √īkṣ]

√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]

√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
varṇitā -
varṇitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√varṇ -> varṇitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

√vṛṇ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
sadyo* -
sadyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadyas (noun, neuter)

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

sadya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svargataraṅgiṇī -
svargataraṅgiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]