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 5.6.13

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नरं पाश्चात्यजन्मानमेवंप्राया गुणश्रियः ।
जातमेवानुधावन्ति बलाका इव वारिदम् ॥ १३ ॥

naraṃ pāścātyajanmānamevaṃprāyā guṇaśriyaḥ |
jātamevānudhāvanti balākā iva vāridam || 13 ||

The qualities of the past life, accompany a man in his next birth; as the swallows of the rainy weather, attend on a dark cloud in the air.
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 (5.6.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Pashcatya, Janma, Janman, Anama, Pra, Praya, Guna, Shri, Shriya, Jata, Eva, Udhan, Udha, Avat, Avanti, Balaka, Iva, Varida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.6.13). 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: “naraṃ pāścātyajanmānamevaṃprāyā guṇaśriyaḥ ”
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāścātya -
pāścātya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāścātya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janmā -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aname -
anama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anama (noun, neuter)

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

anamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prāyā* -
prā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√prā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śriyaḥ -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jātamevānudhāvanti balākā iva vāridam ”
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

avantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

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

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
balākā* -
balāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

balākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāridam -
vārida (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vārida (noun, neuter)

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

vāridā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]