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 5.16.5

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तत्कथं संत्यजाम्येनं जीवामि च कथं मुने ।
एनमर्थं विनिश्चित्य वद मे वदतां वर ॥ ५ ॥

tatkathaṃ saṃtyajāmyenaṃ jīvāmi ca kathaṃ mune |
enamarthaṃ viniścitya vada me vadatāṃ vara || 5 ||

Now tell me, O most eloquent sir, how I may live by forsaking my egoism (which is myself); give me your answer, according to your right judgement.
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 (5.16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Sat, Santya, Santi, Ajami, Ina, Muni, Vinishcitya, Vada, Asmad, Vadat, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.5). 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: “tatkathaṃ saṃtyajāmyenaṃ jīvāmi ca kathaṃ mune ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

santya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santi (noun, feminine)

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

santi (noun, masculine)

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

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ajāmye -
ajāmi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
inam -
ina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

inā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvāmi -
√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
Line 2: “enamarthaṃ viniścitya vada me vadatāṃ vara ”
Cannot analyse enamartham*vi
viniścitya -
viniścitya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viniścitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vadatām -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]