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 4.39.23

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आदौ शमदमप्रायैर्गुणैः शिष्यं विशोधयेत् ।
पश्चात्सर्वमिदं ब्रह्म शुद्धस्त्वमिति बोधयेत् ॥ २३ ॥

ādau śamadamaprāyairguṇaiḥ śiṣyaṃ viśodhayet |
paścātsarvamidaṃ brahma śuddhastvamiti bodhayet || 23 ||

The disciple is to be prepared and purified at first, with the precepts and practice of quietism and self-control (Sama and dama);and is then to be initiated in the creed that “All this is Brahma, and that thyself art that pure Spirit.”
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 (4.39.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adau, Ada, Adi, Shamadama, Praya, Guna, Shishya, Visha, Vish, Pashcat, Pashca, Sarvam, Sarva, Idam, Brahma, Brahman, Shuddha, Tva, Yushmad, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.39.23). 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: “ādau śamadamaprāyairguṇaiḥ śiṣyaṃ viśodhayet ”
ādau -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
śamadama -
śamadama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śamadama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāyair -
prāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
śiṣyam -
śiṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiṣya (noun, neuter)

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

śiṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
viśo -
viśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

viś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
dhayet -
√dhe (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “paścātsarvamidaṃ brahma śuddhastvamiti bodhayet ”
paścāt -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śuddhas -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bodhayet -
√budh (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]