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 5.7.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एष तावत्क्रमः प्रोक्तः सामान्यः सर्वदेहिनाम् ।
इममन्यं विशेषं त्वं श्रृणु राजीवलोचन ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
eṣa tāvatkramaḥ proktaḥ sāmānyaḥ sarvadehinām |
imamanyaṃ viśeṣaṃ tvaṃ śrṛṇu rājīvalocana || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—I have told you Rama, the usual way to knowledge for mankind in general; I will now tell you of another method distinct from the other.
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 (5.7.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Esha, Tavat, Krama, Prokta, Samanya, Sarvadehin, Idam, Anya, Vishesha, Tva, Yushmad, Rajivalocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.7.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “eṣa tāvatkramaḥ proktaḥ sāmānyaḥ sarvadehinām ”
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kramaḥ -
krama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
proktaḥ -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāmānyaḥ -
sāmānya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvadehinām -
sarvadehin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvadehin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 3: “imamanyaṃ viśeṣaṃ tvaṃ śrṛṇu rājīvalocana ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anyam -
anya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viśeṣam -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

viśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*rā
rājīvalocana -
rājīvalocana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājīvalocana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]