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 3.31.28

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गोरर्थे ब्राह्मणस्यार्थे मित्रस्यार्थे च सन्मते ।
शरणागतयत्नेन स मृतः स्वर्गभूषणम् ॥ २८ ॥

gorarthe brāhmaṇasyārthe mitrasyārthe ca sanmate |
śaraṇāgatayatnena sa mṛtaḥ svargabhūṣaṇam || 28 ||

Whoever dies in war, for the preservation of kine, Brahmans and friends with a willing mind, and whoso protects his guest and refugee with all diligence, he verily becomes an ornament in heaven after his death.
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 (3.31.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Brahmana, Mitra, Sanmati, Sharanagata, Yatna, Mrita, Svarga, Bhushana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.31.28). 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: “gorarthe brāhmaṇasyārthe mitrasyārthe ca sanmate ”
gor -
gu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

go (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
brāhmaṇasyā -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
mitrasyā -
mitra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mitra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sanmate -
sanmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sanmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “śaraṇāgatayatnena sa mṛtaḥ svargabhūṣaṇam ”
śaraṇāgata -
śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaraṇāgata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatnena -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛtaḥ -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
svarga -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūṣaṇam -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]