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 5.6.17

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ये हि पाश्चात्यजन्मानस्ते हि सुप्तं मनोमृगम् ।
प्रबोधयन्ति प्रथमं गुणहीनं महागुणाः ॥ १७ ॥

ye hi pāścātyajanmānaste hi suptaṃ manomṛgam |
prabodhayanti prathamaṃ guṇahīnaṃ mahāguṇāḥ || 17 ||

They are the best qualified in their subsequent births, who learn first to awaken their worthless and dormant minds, as they rouse the sleeping stags in the forest.
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 (5.6.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Pashcatya, Janma, Janman, Ana, Anas, Tad, Yushmad, Supta, Manomriga, Prabodha, Prathamam, Prathama, Gunahina, Mahaguna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.6.17). 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: “ye hi pāścātyajanmānaste hi suptaṃ manomṛgam ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
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]
anas -
anas (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
suptam -
supta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

supta (noun, neuter)

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

suptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
manomṛgam -
manomṛga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “prabodhayanti prathamaṃ guṇahīnaṃ mahāguṇāḥ ”
prabodha -
prabodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
guṇahīnam -
guṇahīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇahīna (noun, neuter)

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

guṇahīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahāguṇāḥ -
mahāguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahāguṇā (noun, feminine)

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