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 5.47.57

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ग्राम्या ऊचुः ।
यथा कथयसि ब्रह्मंस्तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ।
कटंजनामा श्वपच इहाभूद्दारुणाकृतिः ॥ ५७ ॥

grāmyā ūcuḥ |
yathā kathayasi brahmaṃstattathā na tadanyathā |
kaṭaṃjanāmā śvapaca ihābhūddāruṇākṛtiḥ || 57 ||

The villagers said:—It is an undeniable truth, O Brahman! as you say, that there lived a chandala of hideous shape by name of Katanjala at that place.
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 (5.47.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gramya, Yatha, Brahma, Tta, Tha, Tada, Atha, Katat, Shvapaca, Iha, Darunakriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.47.57). 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: “grāmyā ūcuḥ ”
grāmyā* -
grāmya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

grāmyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ūcuḥ -
√uc (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]
Line 2: “yathā kathayasi brahmaṃstattathā na tadanyathā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kathayasi -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present active second single]
brahmaṃ -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sta -
√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
tta -
tta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “kaṭaṃjanāmā śvapaca ihābhūddāruṇākṛtiḥ ”
kaṭañ -
kaṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṭ -> kaṭat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṭ class 1 verb]
janāmā -
śvapaca* -
śvapaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
dāruṇākṛtiḥ -
dāruṇākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dāruṇākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]