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 5.43.8

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प्रह्लादो ह्यात्मनैवैनं वरमर्जितवान्स्वयम् ।
स्वत्रं विचारगं कृत्वा स्वयं विदितवान्मनः ॥ ८ ॥

prahlādo hyātmanaivainaṃ varamarjitavānsvayam |
svatraṃ vicāragaṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ viditavānmanaḥ || 8 ||

It was by his own desert, that Prahlada obtained his boon from Vishnu; and it was by the exercise of his own reasoning, that he came to the knowledge of the eternal Mind.
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 (5.43.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahlada, Atman, Aina, Varam, Vara, Arjitavat, Svayam, Svatra, Vicara, Kritva, Kritvan, Viditavat, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.43.8). 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: “prahlādo hyātmanaivainaṃ varamarjitavānsvayam ”
prahlādo* -
prahlāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ātmanai -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aivai -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ainam -
aina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arjitavān -
√ṛj -> arjitavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛj]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “svatraṃ vicāragaṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ viditavānmanaḥ ”
svatram -
svatra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svatra (noun, neuter)

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

svatrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vicāra -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gam -
ga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

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

gā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
viditavān -
√vid -> viditavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]