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 3.27.35

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ब्रह्मणस्त्ववतीर्णाया अष्टौ जन्मशतानि मे ।
नानायोनीन्यतीतानि पश्यामीवाधुना पुनः ॥ ३५ ॥

brahmaṇastvavatīrṇāyā aṣṭau janmaśatāni me |
nānāyonīnyatītāni paśyāmīvādhunā punaḥ || 35 ||

I having descended from Brahma, had undergone a hundred and eight births (in different shapes); and after passing various states, I find myself still in existence.
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 (3.27.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Tva, Avatirna, Ashta, Ashti, Janma, Janman, Shata, Asmad, Nana, Ani, Pashya, Vadhu, Nri, 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 3.27.35). 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: “brahmaṇastvavatīrṇāyā aṣṭau janmaśatāni me ”
brahmaṇas -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

[ablative single], [genitive single]
aṣṭau -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

aṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śatāni -
śata (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “nānāyonīnyatītāni paśyāmīvādhunā punaḥ ”
nānāyo -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
unī -
ū (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nyatī -
nyati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ītā -
√i (verb class 2)

[optative middle third single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
paśyām -
paśyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
ī -
ī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vādhu -
vādhū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]