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 3.55.7

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ततोऽसौ प्रेतशब्देन प्रोच्यते व्यवहारिभिः ।
चेतनं वासनामिश्रमामोदानिलवत्स्थितम् ॥ ७ ॥

tato'sau pretaśabdena procyate vyavahāribhiḥ |
cetanaṃ vāsanāmiśramāmodānilavatsthitam || 7 ||

Hence such departed spirits are called pretas or ghosts of the dead, which have their desires and earthly propensities attached to them; as the fragrance of the flower is concentrated in its pollen, and thence diffused through the air.
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 (3.55.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asi, Asu, Adah, Preta, Shabda, Pra, Ucyat, Vyavaharin, Cetana, Vasana, Amishra, Amoda, Anilavat, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.55.7). 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: “tato'sau pretaśabdena procyate vyavahāribhiḥ ”
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
preta -
preta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

preta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pre (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
śabdena -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pro -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
vyavahāribhiḥ -
vyavahārin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vyavahārin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “cetanaṃ vāsanāmiśramāmodānilavatsthitam ”
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
amiśram -
amiśra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amiśra (noun, neuter)

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

amiśrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āmodā -
āmoda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āmoda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āmodā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anilavat -
anilavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

anilavat (noun, feminine)

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

anilavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]