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 5.42.5

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एषा ते कथिता राम निःशेषमलनाशिनी ।
प्राह्रादी बोधसंप्राप्तिरैन्दवद्रवशीतला ॥ ५ ॥

eṣā te kathitā rāma niḥśeṣamalanāśinī |
prāhrādī bodhasaṃprāptiraindavadravaśītalā || 5 ||

I have now related to you, Rama! the whole narrative of Prahlada's coming to his sense, from the state of his insensibility; and this account is as charming to the holy hearer, as the cooling moon-beams are refreshing to the tired traveller.
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 (5.42.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Tad, Yushmad, Kathita, Rama, Nihshesha, Ala, Nashin, Nashini, Prahradi, Bodha, Samprapti, Aindava, Drava, Shitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.42.5). 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: “eṣā te kathitā rāma niḥśeṣamalanāśinī ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kathitā* -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kathitā (noun, feminine)

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

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
niḥśeṣam -
niḥśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niḥśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

niḥśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nāśinī -
nāśinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

nāśin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “prāhrādī bodhasaṃprāptiraindavadravaśītalā ”
prāhrādī -
prāhrādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bodha -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samprāptir -
samprāpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samprāpti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aindava -
aindava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aindava (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

drava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dru (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śītalā -
śītalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]