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 4.3.2

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयसर्गादावेवमेतद्रघूद्वह ।
स्मृत्यात्मैव भवत्यादौ प्रथमोऽसौ प्रजापतिः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
mahāpralayasargādāvevametadraghūdvaha |
smṛtyātmaiva bhavatyādau prathamo'sau prajāpatiḥ || 2 ||

Vasishtha answered said:—So it is said, O support of Raghu's race! that the lord of creatures rises at first by his predestination, after the universal dissolution, and at the commencement of a new creation.
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 (4.3.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Mahapralaya, Sarga, Dra, Ghu, Udvaha, Smritya, Asmad, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Adau, Ada, Adi, Prathama, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.3.2). 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: “mahāpralayasargādāvevametadraghūdvaha ”
mahāpralaya -
mahāpralaya (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]
āve -
au (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

au (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
vameta -
√vam (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural]
dra -
dra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghū -
ghu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
udvaha -
udvaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udvaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “smṛtyātmaiva bhavatyādau prathamo'sau prajāpatiḥ ”
smṛtyāt -
smṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

smṛtya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mai -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhavatyā -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [instrumental single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ādau -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prathamo' -
prathama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prajāpatiḥ -
prajāpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]