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 5.48.19

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नागरा ऊचुः ।
अभूदिहाष्टौ वर्षाणि श्वपचो भूमिपो द्विज ।
राजत्वमर्पितं यस्य नाम मङ्गलहस्तिना ॥ १९ ॥

nāgarā ūcuḥ |
abhūdihāṣṭau varṣāṇi śvapaco bhūmipo dvija |
rājatvamarpitaṃ yasya nāma maṅgalahastinā || 19 ||

The citizens replied:—Yes, O Brahman, there reigned here a Chandala king for full eight years, and he was elected to its government, by the auspicious elephant of the realm.
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 (5.48.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagara, Iha, Ashta, Ashti, Varsha, Shvapaca, Bhumipa, Dvija, Rajatva, Arpita, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Naman, Mangala, Hastin, Hasti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.48.19). 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: “nāgarā ūcuḥ ”
nāgarā* -
nāgara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative 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: “abhūdihāṣṭau varṣāṇi śvapaco bhūmipo dvija ”
abhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aṣṭau -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

aṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
varṣāṇi -
varṣa (noun, neuter)

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

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
śvapaco* -
śvapaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūmipo* -
bhūmipa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “rājatvamarpitaṃ yasya nāma maṅgalahastinā ”
rājatvam -
rājatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
arpitam -
arpita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arpita (noun, neuter)

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

arpitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ṛ], [accusative single from √ṛ]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
maṅgala -
maṅgala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maṅgala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hastinā -
hastin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

hastin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

hastī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]