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 4.17.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्भृगुपुत्रस्य प्रतिभासानुभूतितः ।
यथैषा सफला जाता तथान्यस्य न किं भवेत् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
bhagavanbhṛguputrasya pratibhāsānubhūtitaḥ |
yathaiṣā saphalā jātā tathānyasya na kiṃ bhavet || 1 ||

Rama said:—Tell me sir, why the ideal reflection of others, is not attended with equal result, with that of the son of Bhrigu.
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 (4.17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Bhriguputra, Pratibhasa, Tas, Yatha, Saphala, Jatri, Jata, Tatha, Idam, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.17.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “bhagavanbhṛguputrasya pratibhāsānubhūtitaḥ ”
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhṛguputrasya -
bhṛguputra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
pratibhāsā -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
anubhūti -
anubhūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “yathaiṣā saphalā jātā tathānyasya na kiṃ bhavet ”
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiṣā -
saphalā* -
saphala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saphalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātā -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[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]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
tathānya -
tatha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]