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 4.25.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्मिन्विहरतो लोके लोकारामस्य धीमतः ।
श्रेयसे तिष्ठतो यत्नमुत्तमार्थाभिधायिनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
asminviharato loke lokārāmasya dhīmataḥ |
śreyase tiṣṭhato yatnamuttamārthābhidhāyinaḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—O intelligent Rama! that dost shine as the delight of mankind in this world, and endeavourest after the attainment of thy chief good, by the accomplishment of thy best objects.
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 (4.25.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Idam, Viharat, Loka, Arama, Dhimat, Dhimata, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Tishthat, Yatna, Uttama, Artha, Abhidhayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.25.1). 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: “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: “asminviharato loke lokārāmasya dhīmataḥ ”
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
viharato* -
viharat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

viharat (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

viharat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
lokā -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
arāmasya -
arāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

arāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhīmataḥ -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dhīmat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhīmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “śreyase tiṣṭhato yatnamuttamārthābhidhāyinaḥ ”
śreyase -
śreyas (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

śreyasa (noun, neuter)

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

śreyasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tiṣṭhato* -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
yatnam -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
uttamā -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthā -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhidhāyinaḥ -
abhidhāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

abhidhāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]