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 3.9.3

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
ब्रह्मन्विदेहमुक्तस्य जीवन्मुक्तस्य लक्षणम् ।
ब्रूहि येन तथैवाहं यते शास्त्रदृशा धिया ॥ ३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
brahmanvidehamuktasya jīvanmuktasya lakṣaṇam |
brūhi yena tathaivāhaṃ yate śāstradṛśā dhiyā || 3 ||

Rama said:—Tell me O Brahman! the distinct natures of the living and disembodied liberations, that I may try to learn the same, with an understanding enlightened by the light of Sastras.
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 (3.9.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Brahma, Brahman, Ida, Iha, Ukta, Jivanmukta, Lakshana, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tatha, Aha, Asmad, Yata, Yati, Shastra, Adrisha, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.9.3). 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: “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: “brahmanvidehamuktasya jīvanmuktasya lakṣaṇam ”
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nvi -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

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

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ide -
idā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īham -
īha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uktasya -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √vac class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √vac class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vac class 3 verb]
jīvanmuktasya -
jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jīvanmukta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “brūhi yena tathaivāhaṃ yate śāstradṛśā dhiyā ”
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
yate -
yat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yatā (noun, feminine)

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

yati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

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

yati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]

√yat (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śāstra -
śāstṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śāstra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adṛśā* -
adṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhiyā -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]