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 5.18.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
युक्ताशयानां महतामहतानां कुदृष्टिभिः ।
स्वभावोऽयं महाबाहो लीलया चरतामिह ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yuktāśayānāṃ mahatāmahatānāṃ kudṛṣṭibhiḥ |
svabhāvo'yaṃ mahābāho līlayā caratāmiha || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—I will now relate to you, O Rama! the nature of those great men, who conduct themselves in this world, with their desires under their subjection, and whose minds are not blemished by evil inclinations.
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 (5.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yukta, Ashaya, Ashayana, Mahat, Mahata, Ahata, Kudrishti, Kudrishtin, Svabhava, Aya, Idam, Mahabaha, Lila, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.18.1). 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: “yuktāśayānāṃ mahatāmahatānāṃ kudṛṣṭibhiḥ ”
yuktā -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
āśayānām -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

āśayānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

āśayā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
ahatānām -
ahata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ahata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

ahatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kudṛṣṭibhiḥ -
kudṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

kudṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kudṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

kudṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kudṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “svabhāvo'yaṃ mahābāho līlayā caratāmiha ”
svabhāvo' -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahābāho* -
mahābāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
līlayā -
līlā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
caratām -
√car (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]