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 5.38.20

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एवं हि नियतिर्देवी निश्चिता पारमेश्वरी ।
प्रह्लादेन यथाकल्पं स्थातव्यमिह देहिना ॥ २० ॥

evaṃ hi niyatirdevī niścitā pārameśvarī |
prahlādena yathākalpaṃ sthātavyamiha dehinā || 20 ||

So it is determined by Destiny, the divine and overruling goddess; that Prahlada will continue to reign to the end of the kalpa, in this very body of his.
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 (5.38.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Niyati, Devi, Devin, Nishcita, Parameshvari, Prahlada, Yathakalpam, Sthatavya, Iha, Dehin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.38.20). 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: “evaṃ hi niyatirdevī niścitā pārameśvarī ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
niyatir -
niyati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niścitā -
niścitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pārameśvarī -
pārameśvarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “prahlādena yathākalpaṃ sthātavyamiha dehinā ”
prahlādena -
prahlāda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yathākalpam -
yathākalpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthātavyam -
sthātavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthātavya (noun, neuter)

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

sthātavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthātavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthātavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dehinā -
dehin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dehin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]