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 4.42.2

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यां तां कथयितुं जातिं राम राजससात्त्विकीम् ।
मनोवीर्यविचारार्थं प्रस्तुतोऽस्मीह तां श्रृणु ॥ २ ॥

yāṃ tāṃ kathayituṃ jātiṃ rāma rājasasāttvikīm |
manovīryavicārārthaṃ prastuto'smīha tāṃ śrṛṇu || 2 ||

That which was proposed to be said (in chapter XL), concerning the satvika and rajasika qualities. I am now going to expound the same, on account of investigating into the powers of the mind.
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 (4.42.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jati, Rama, Rajasa, Sattviki, Mana, Manas, Manu, Virya, Vicara, Artha, Prastuta, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.2). 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: “yāṃ tāṃ kathayituṃ jātiṃ rāma rājasasāttvikīm ”
yām -
yā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathayitum -
√kath -> kathayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kath]
jātim -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
rājasa -
rājasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāttvikīm -
sāttvikī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “manovīryavicārārthaṃ prastuto'smīha tāṃ śrṛṇu ”
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vīrya -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vīr]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
vicārā -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prastuto' -
prastuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu