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 5.25.18

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कोऽयं तावदहं किं स्यादात्मेत्यात्मावलोकनम् ।
पृच्छाम्यौशनसं नाथं नूनमज्ञानशान्तये ॥ १८ ॥

ko'yaṃ tāvadahaṃ kiṃ syādātmetyātmāvalokanam |
pṛcchāmyauśanasaṃ nāthaṃ nūnamajñānaśāntaye || 18 ||

I most consult my preceptor Sukra, concerning the Ego and the soul and spiritual vision, of the soul of souls in order to expel my ignorance in these matters.
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 (5.25.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Aya, Idam, Tavat, Aha, Asmad, Kim, Syat, Sya, Atman, Atma, Itya, Lokana, Aushanasa, Natha, Nunam, Ajnana, Shanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.25.18). 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: “ko'yaṃ tāvadahaṃ kiṃ syādātmetyātmāvalokanam ”
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, 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]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
ātme -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ityāt -
itya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb]
māva -
√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]
lokanam -
lokana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “pṛcchāmyauśanasaṃ nāthaṃ nūnamajñānaśāntaye ”
pṛcchāmyau -
√praś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
auśanasam -
auśanasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

auśanasa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

nātha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ajñāna -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntaye -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[dative single]