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 3.4.20

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देशान्तरं भासयितुं ययौ दिवसनायकः ।
सर्वत्रालोककर्तृत्वमेव सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥ २० ॥

deśāntaraṃ bhāsayituṃ yayau divasanāyakaḥ |
sarvatrālokakartṛtvameva satpuruṣavratam || 20 ||

The lord of the day passed to other lands to shine upon them, for verily it is the avowed duty of every good person to give the benefit of equal light to all.
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 (3.4.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deshantara, Yayi, Yayu, Divasa, Nayaka, Sarvatra, Aloka, Kartritva, Eva, Satpurusha, Vrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.20). 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: “deśāntaraṃ bhāsayituṃ yayau divasanāyakaḥ ”
deśāntaram -
deśāntara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāsayitum -
√bhās -> bhāsayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhās]
yayau -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
divasa -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāyakaḥ -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvatrālokakartṛtvameva satpuruṣavratam ”
sarvatrā -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āloka -
āloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartṛtvam -
kartṛtva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satpuruṣa -
satpuruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

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