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 3.6.9

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वपौरुषप्रयत्नेन विवेकेन विकासिना ।
स देवो ज्ञायते राम न तपःस्नानकर्मभिः ॥ ९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
svapauruṣaprayatnena vivekena vikāsinā |
sa devo jñāyate rāma na tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ || 9 ||

Vasishtha replied:—He is to be known by means of your manly exertions (in knowledge and faith), and by the aid of a clear understanding and right reasoning, and never by the practice of austerities and ablutions, nor by acts attended with bodily pain of any kind.
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 (3.6.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Svap, Svapa, Aurusha, Prayatna, Viveka, Vikasin, Vikasi, Deva, Devri, Rama, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Snana, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.6.9). 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: “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: “svapauruṣaprayatnena vivekena vikāsinā ”
svapau -
svap (noun, masculine)

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

svap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

svapā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

auruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prayatnena -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vivekena -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vikāsinā -
vikāsin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vikāsin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vikāsī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 3: “sa devo jñāyate rāma na tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devo* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
jñāyate -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tapaḥ -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snāna -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmabhiḥ -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]