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 3.7.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
य एष देवः कथितो यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते विमुच्यते ।
वद क्वासौ स्थितो ब्रह्मन्कथमेनमहं लभे ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
ya eṣa devaḥ kathito yasmiñjñāte vimucyate |
vada kvāsau sthito brahmankathamenamahaṃ labhe || 1 ||

Rama said:—Tell me, O Brahman! where is this God situated and how can I know him, of whom you spoke all this, and whose knowledge you said, leads to our liberation.
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 (3.7.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Yah, Esha, Deva, Devri, Kathita, Yat, Jnata, Jnati, Ucyat, Vada, Kva, Asa, Labha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “ya eṣa devaḥ kathito yasmiñjñāte vimucyate ”
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
devaḥ -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kathito* -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
yasmiñ -
ya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
jñāte -
jñāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jñāta (noun, neuter)

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

jñātā (noun, feminine)

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

jñāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb]
vim -
vi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 3: “vada kvāsau sthito brahmankathamenamahaṃ labhe ”
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āsau -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthito* -
Cannot analyse brahmankathamenamaham*la
labhe -
labha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

labha (noun, neuter)

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

labhā (noun, feminine)

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

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]