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 3.78.40

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समस्तगुणजालानामध्यात्मज्ञानमुत्तमम् ।
तद्विद्राजा भवेद्राजा तद्विन्मन्त्री च मन्त्रवित् ॥ ४० ॥

samastaguṇajālānāmadhyātmajñānamuttamam |
tadvidrājā bhavedrājā tadvinmantrī ca mantravit || 40 ||

But kings must have spiritual knowledge also, because it is the highest of human knowledge. The king having this knowledge, becomes the best of kings; and the minister who knows the soul, can give the best counsel for the guidance of other souls.
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 (3.78.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samasta, Guna, Jala, Adhyatmajnana, Uttamam, Uttama, Tadvid, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Mantri, Mantrin, Mantravid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.78.40). 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: “samastaguṇajālānāmadhyātmajñānamuttamam ”
samasta -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jālānām -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
adhyātmajñānam -
adhyātmajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tadvidrājā bhavedrājā tadvinmantrī ca mantravit ”
tadvid -
tadvid (noun, masculine)

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

tadvid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tadvin -
tadvid (noun, masculine)

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

tadvid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mantrī -
mantrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mantrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mantri (noun, masculine)

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

mantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mantravit -
mantravid (noun, masculine)

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

mantravid (noun, neuter)

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