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 3.3.3

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
पूर्वदेहोऽस्ति यस्याद्य पूर्वकर्मसमन्वितः ।
तस्य स्मृतिः संभवति कारणं संसृतिस्थितेः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
pūrvadeho'sti yasyādya pūrvakarmasamanvitaḥ |
tasya smṛtiḥ saṃbhavati kāraṇaṃ saṃsṛtisthiteḥ || 3 ||

Vasishtha replied:—Whoever had a former body, accompanied with the acts of his prior existence, retains of course its reminiscence, which is the cause of his being.
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 (3.3.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Purvadeha, Asti, Yasya, Purvakarman, Samanvita, Tad, Smriti, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Karana, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.3.3). 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: “pūrvadeho'sti yasyādya pūrvakarmasamanvitaḥ ”
pūrvadeho' -
pūrvadeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
yasyād -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ya -
pūrvakarma -
pūrvakarman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
samanvitaḥ -
samanvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tasya smṛtiḥ saṃbhavati kāraṇaṃ saṃsṛtisthiteḥ ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
smṛtiḥ -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
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]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃsṛti -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sthiteḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]