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 3.16.23

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इत्यानीयाथ संपूज्य द्विजान्पप्रच्छ सा नता ।
अमरत्वं कथं विप्रा भवेदिति पुनःपुनः ॥ २३ ॥

ityānīyātha saṃpūjya dvijānpapraccha sā natā |
amaratvaṃ kathaṃ viprā bhavediti punaḥpunaḥ || 23 ||

She accordingly invited the Brahmans and honoured them with presents, and asked them lowly, to tell her how men might become immortal on earth.
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 (3.16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Itya, Han, Sampujya, Dvija, Nat, Nata, Amaratva, Katham, Katha, Vipra, Iti, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.16.23). 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: “ityānīyātha saṃpūjya dvijānpapraccha sā natā ”
ityānī -
itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
iyāt -
√i (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sampūjya -
sampūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sampūjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvijān -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
papraccha -
√praś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
natā -
nat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

natā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√nam -> natā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
Line 2: “amaratvaṃ kathaṃ viprā bhavediti punaḥpunaḥ ”
amaratvam -
amaratva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viprā* -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]