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 3.37.57

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मिथः सारस्वता नीत्वा आदिनान्तं कृताजयः ।
पण्डिता इव वादेषु नोद्विग्ना न पराजिताः ॥ ५७ ॥

mithaḥ sārasvatā nītvā ādināntaṃ kṛtājayaḥ |
paṇḍitā iva vādeṣu nodvignā na parājitāḥ || 57 ||

The Saraswatas fought on both sides with one another until it was evening, and yet no party was the looser or gainer, as in a learned discussion between pandits and among lawyers.
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 (3.37.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithah, Sarasvata, Adinantam, Krit, Krita, Ajaya, Pandita, Iva, Vada, Nri, Udvigna, Parajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.37.57). 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: “mithaḥ sārasvatā nītvā ādināntaṃ kṛtājayaḥ ”
mithaḥ -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sārasvatā* -
sārasvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
ādināntam -
ādināntam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛtā -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle third single]
ajayaḥ -
ajaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ji (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “paṇḍitā iva vādeṣu nodvignā na parājitāḥ ”
paṇḍitā* -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

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

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vādeṣu -
vāda (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vāda (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
udvignā* -
udvigna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

udvignā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parājitāḥ -
parājita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parājitā (noun, feminine)

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