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 5.20.16

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विन्ध्याद्रौ पिप्पलो भूत्वा घुणो भूत्वा महावटे ।
मन्दरे कुक्कुटो भूत्वा विप्रो जातोऽसि कन्दरे ॥ १६ ॥

vindhyādrau pippalo bhūtvā ghuṇo bhūtvā mahāvaṭe |
mandare kukkuṭo bhūtvā vipro jāto'si kandare || 16 ||

Thou hadst been a pipal tree on the Vindhyan mountains, and a wood insect in a large oak (bata) tree; thou hadst been a cock on the Mandara mountain, and then born as a Brahman in one of its caverns.
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 (5.20.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vindhyadri, Pippala, Ghuna, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Ata, Mandara, Kukkuta, Vipra, Jatri, Jata, Jatu, Asi, Kandara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.16). 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: “vindhyādrau pippalo bhūtvā ghuṇo bhūtvā mahāvaṭe ”
vindhyādrau -
vindhyādri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pippalo* -
pippala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
ghuṇo* -
ghuṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
mahāva -
mah (noun, masculine)

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

maha (noun, masculine)

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

mahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
aṭe -
aṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mandare kukkuṭo bhūtvā vipro jāto'si kandare ”
mandare -
mandara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mandara (noun, neuter)

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

mandarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kukkuṭo* -
kukkuṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
vipro* -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāto' -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
kandare -
kandara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kandarā (noun, feminine)

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