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 3.6.21

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अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां प्रधानं तत्कथाश्रयम् ।
शास्त्रं सच्छास्त्रमित्याहुर्मुच्यते तद्विचारणात् ॥ २१ ॥

adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ pradhānaṃ tatkathāśrayam |
śāstraṃ sacchāstramityāhurmucyate tadvicāraṇāt || 21 ||

Those religious works are said to compose the best Sastra, which treat chiefly of Spiritual knowledge; and one who constantly meditates on them, is surely liberated.
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 (3.6.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhyatmavidya, Vidya, Pradhana, Tat, Tad, Katha, Shastra, Sacchastra, Iti, Itya, Vicarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.6.21). 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: “adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ pradhānaṃ tatkathāśrayam ”
adhyātmavidyā* -
adhyātmavidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vidyānām -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
pradhānam -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

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

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kathā -
katha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśrayam -
√śri (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “śāstraṃ sacchāstramityāhurmucyate tadvicāraṇāt ”
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sacchāstram -
sacchāstra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
āhur -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
mucyate -
√muc (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√muc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vicāraṇāt -
vicāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]