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 3.101.31

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एषा हि कथिता राम चित्ताख्यानकथां प्रति ।
बालकाख्यायिका तुभ्यं मया कमललोचन ॥ ३१ ॥

eṣā hi kathitā rāma cittākhyānakathāṃ prati |
bālakākhyāyikā tubhyaṃ mayā kamalalocana || 31 ||

I have told you this story, O Rama! in connection with my lecture on the subject of the mind; and it will serve to explain to you, the fabrication of the mind of this imaginary being of the world.
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 (3.101.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Kathita, Rama, Citta, Akhyanaka, Tha, Prati, Balaka, Akhyayika, Yushmad, Maya, Asmad, Kamalalocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.101.31). 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: “eṣā hi kathitā rāma cittākhyānakathāṃ prati ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kathitā* -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kathitā (noun, feminine)

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

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
cittā -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
ākhyānaka -
ākhyānaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
thā -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “bālakākhyāyikā tubhyaṃ mayā kamalalocana ”
bālakā -
bālaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bālaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bālakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākhyāyikā -
ākhyāyikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tubhyam -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kamalalocana -
kamalalocana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamalalocana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]