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 2.18.6

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श्रुतायां प्राज्ञवदनाद्बुद्ध्वान्तं स्वयमेव च ।
शनैःशनैर्विचारेण बुद्धौ संस्कार आगते ॥ ६ ॥

śrutāyāṃ prājñavadanādbuddhvāntaṃ svayameva ca |
śanaiḥśanairvicāreṇa buddhau saṃskāra āgate || 6 ||

Whether these lessons are heard from the mouth of the learned, or well studied by one's self, they will gradually make their impressions upon the mind by one's constant reflection on their sense.
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 (2.18.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruta, Prajna, Vadana, Buddhva, Svayam, Eva, Shanaih, Shana, Vicara, Buddha, Buddhi, Samskara, Agata, Agati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.6). 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: “śrutāyāṃ prājñavadanādbuddhvāntaṃ svayameva ca ”
śrutāyām -
śrutā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[locative single from √śru class 5 verb]
prājña -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prājña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadanād -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
buddhvān -
buddhvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śanaiḥśanairvicāreṇa buddhau saṃskāra āgate ”
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vicāreṇa -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
buddhau -
buddha (noun, masculine)

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

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
saṃskāra* -
saṃskāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āgate -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

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

āgatā (noun, feminine)

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

āgati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]