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 3.84.19

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
उपदेशाय शास्त्रेषु जातः शब्दोऽथवार्थजः ।
प्रतियोगिव्यवच्छेदसंख्यालक्षणपक्षवान् ॥ १९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
upadeśāya śāstreṣu jātaḥ śabdo'thavārthajaḥ |
pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyālakṣaṇapakṣavān || 19 ||

Vasishtha answered said:—Words or significant terms are used in the Sastras for instruction of others; and where there appears any ambiguity in them, they are explained in their definitions.
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 (3.84.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Upadesha, Shastra, Jatri, Jata, Shabda, Athava, Artha, Pratiyogin, Vyavaccheda, Sankhya, Alakshana, Pakshavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.84.19). 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: “upadeśāya śāstreṣu jātaḥ śabdo'thavārthajaḥ ”
upadeśāya -
upadeśa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
śāstreṣu -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
jātaḥ -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
śabdo' -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
athavā -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jaḥ -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyālakṣaṇapakṣavān ”
pratiyogi -
pratiyogin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratiyogin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkhyā -
saṅkhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pakṣavān -
pakṣavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]