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 3.121.21

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काकतालीयवच्चेतोवासनावशतः स्वतः ।
संवदन्ति महारम्भा व्यवहाराः परस्परम् ॥ २१ ॥

kākatālīyavaccetovāsanāvaśataḥ svataḥ |
saṃvadanti mahārambhā vyavahārāḥ parasparam || 21 ||

It is by mere accident, that men come in possession of the objects of their desire; and it is custom that determines the mode of mutual dealings.
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 (3.121.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kakataliyavat, Cetri, Cetas, Cetu, Ceta, Vasana, Tas, Svatah, Samvat, Anti, Maharambha, Vyavahara, Parasparam, Paraspara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.121.21). 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: “kākatālīyavaccetovāsanāvaśataḥ svataḥ ”
kākatālīyavac -
kākatālīyavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ceto -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cetu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanāva -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśa -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svataḥ -
svataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “saṃvadanti mahārambhā vyavahārāḥ parasparam ”
saṃvad -
saṃvat (noun, feminine)

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

saṃvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saṃvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
mahārambhā* -
mahārambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahārambhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyavahārāḥ -
vyavahāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
parasparam -
parasparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paraspara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paraspara (noun, neuter)

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

parasparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]