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 5.7.3

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एकस्तावद्गुरुप्रोक्तादनुष्ठानाच्छनैः शनैः ।
जन्मना जन्मभिर्वापि सिद्धिदः समुदाहृतः ॥ ३ ॥

ekastāvadguruproktādanuṣṭhānācchanaiḥ śanaiḥ |
janmanā janmabhirvāpi siddhidaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ || 3 ||

And there are two methods of gaining these objects; the one being the observance of the instructions of the preceptor, which gradually leads one to his perfection in the course of one or reiterated births.
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 (5.7.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Tavat, Guru, Prokta, Anushthana, Shanaih, Shana, Janman, Vapi, Vapin, Siddhida, Samudahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.7.3). 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: “ekastāvadguruproktādanuṣṭhānācchanaiḥ śanaiḥ ”
ekas -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

guru (noun, neuter)

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

gurū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, feminine)

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

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
proktād -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
anuṣṭhānācch -
anuṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “janmanā janmabhirvāpi siddhidaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ ”
janmanā -
janman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
janmabhir -
janman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
siddhidaḥ -
siddhida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samudāhṛtaḥ -
samudāhṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]