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 4.48.17

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
असौ तपस्वी भगवन्विपिने केन हेतुना ।
कथं चाप्यवसत्पृष्ठे कदम्बस्य महातरोः ॥ १७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
asau tapasvī bhagavanvipine kena hetunā |
kathaṃ cāpyavasatpṛṣṭhe kadambasya mahātaroḥ || 17 ||

Rama said:—I want to know Sir, whence and how that hermit came to dwell in that forest, and why he took his seat on that high kadamba tree.
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 (4.48.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Asi, Asu, Adah, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Vipina, Kena, Kah, Kim, Hetu, Katham, Katha, Capin, Capya, Capi, Prishthe, Prishtha, Kadamba, Mahataru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.48.17). 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: “asau tapasvī bhagavanvipine kena hetunā ”
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tapasvī -
tapasvī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tapasvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tapasvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vipine -
vipina (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hetunā -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 3: “kathaṃ cāpyavasatpṛṣṭhe kadambasya mahātaroḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cāpya -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

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

cāpi (noun, feminine)

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

cāpi (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ci]
avasat -
√vas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
pṛṣṭhe -
pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kadambasya -
kadamba (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kadamba (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahātaroḥ -
mahātaru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]