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 2.18.9

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पूर्वापरज्ञः सर्वत्र नरो भवति बुद्धिमान् ।
पदार्थानां यथा दीपहस्तो निशि सुलोचनः ॥ ९ ॥

pūrvāparajñaḥ sarvatra naro bhavati buddhimān |
padārthānāṃ yathā dīpahasto niśi sulocanaḥ || 9 ||

They are called the intelligent who know the cause and effect of things, and are likened to a torch-bearer who is clear sighted in the darkness of the night.
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 (2.18.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvapara, Jna, Sarvatra, Nara, Nri, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Buddhimat, Padartha, Yatha, Dipahasta, Nish, Nishi, Sulocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.9). 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: “pūrvāparajñaḥ sarvatra naro bhavati buddhimān ”
pūrvāpara -
pūrvāpara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrvāpara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñaḥ -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
naro* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
buddhimān -
buddhimat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “padārthānāṃ yathā dīpahasto niśi sulocanaḥ ”
padārthānām -
padārtha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpahasto* -
dīpahasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niśi -
niśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, neuter)

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

niś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sulocanaḥ -
sulocana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]