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 5.5.16

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ततस्तस्योपदिष्टेन कृत्वा ध्यानार्चनादिकम् ।
क्रमेण पदमाप्नोति तद्यत्परमपावनम् ॥ १६ ॥

tatastasyopadiṣṭena kṛtvā dhyānārcanādikam |
krameṇa padamāpnoti tadyatparamapāvanam || 16 ||

The instruction of such preceptors, makes a man to practice his rituals at first, and then it leads the mind gradually to the abstract devotion of the Most-Holy.
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 (5.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Upadishta, Kritva, Kritvan, Dhyana, Arcana, Adika, Kramena, Krama, Pada, Tat, Yat, Yad, Parama, Pavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.16). 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: “tatastasyopadiṣṭena kṛtvā dhyānārcanādikam ”
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tasyo -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
upadiṣṭena -
upadiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

upadiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhyānā -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārcanā -
ārcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adikam -
adika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “krameṇa padamāpnoti tadyatparamapāvanam ”
krameṇa -
krameṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāvanam -
pāvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pāvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāvana (noun, neuter)

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