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 3.56.42

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाबाहो सत्यात्मन्न कदाचन ।
महाप्रलयसर्गादौ देशकालौ न कौचन ॥ ४२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
evametanmahābāho satyātmanna kadācana |
mahāpralayasargādau deśakālau na kaucana || 42 ||

Vasishtha replied:—It is true, O long-armed Rama, that there was neither time nor place in the beginning, when the Spirit of God was without its will.
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 (3.56.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Evam, Eva, Etad, Mahabahu, Satyatman, Kada, Cana, Mahapralaya, Sarga, Ada, Deshakala, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.56.42). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “evametanmahābāho satyātmanna kadācana ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahābāho -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
satyātmann -
satyātman (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

satyātman (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 3: “mahāpralayasargādau deśakālau na kaucana ”
mahāpralaya -
mahāpralaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sargā -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
deśakālau -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kau -
ku (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]