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 3.2.2

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अस्ति ह्याकाशजो नाम द्विजः परमधार्मिकः ।
ध्यानैकनिष्ठः सततं प्रजानां च हिते रतः ॥ २ ॥

asti hyākāśajo nāma dvijaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ |
dhyānaikaniṣṭhaḥ satataṃ prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ || 2 ||

There lived a Brahman Akasaja by name, who sat always reclined in his meditation, and was ever inclined to the doing of good to all creatures.
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 (3.2.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Akashaja, Naman, Dvija, Paramadharmika, Dhyana, Aika, Nishtha, Satatam, Satata, Praja, Prajana, Hita, Hiti, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.2). 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: “asti hyākāśajo nāma dvijaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ ”
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ākāśajo* -
ākāśaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dvijaḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paramadhārmikaḥ -
paramadhārmika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dhyānaikaniṣṭhaḥ satataṃ prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ ”
dhyānai -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣṭhaḥ -
niṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prajānām -
praja (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

praja (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

prajānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hite -
hita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

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

hitā (noun, feminine)

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

hiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [locative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb]
rataḥ -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]