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 4.29.8

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यदा दामादयो जाता अहंकारात्मवासनाः ।
तदा मे जीवितं मेऽर्थ इति दैन्यमुपागताः ॥ ८ ॥

yadā dāmādayo jātā ahaṃkārātmavāsanāḥ |
tadā me jīvitaṃ me'rtha iti dainyamupāgatāḥ || 8 ||

So when the desires of the demons Dama and others, became identified with their selves, their souls were degraded from their greatness, and confined to the belief of the desired 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 (4.29.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Dama, Aya, Ayas, Jata, Ahankara, Asana, Tada, Asmad, Jivita, Artha, Iti, Dainya, Upagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.29.8). 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: “yadā dāmādayo jātā ahaṃkārātmavāsanāḥ ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
dāmād -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātā* -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

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

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
ahaṅkārāt -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mavā -
mu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√mav (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āsanāḥ -
āsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tadā me jīvitaṃ me'rtha iti dainyamupāgatāḥ ”
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
me' -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
artha* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dainyam -
dainya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upāgatāḥ -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upāgatā (noun, feminine)

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