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 5.48.21

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यं यं पृच्छत्यसौ गाधिर्जनं जातकुतूहलः ।
तस्य तस्य मुखादेव श्रृणोत्यास्वादयत्यपि ॥ २१ ॥

yaṃ yaṃ pṛcchatyasau gādhirjanaṃ jātakutūhalaḥ |
tasya tasya mukhādeva śrṛṇotyāsvādayatyapi || 21 ||

In this manner the inquisitive Gadhi continued in his inquiry of every man he met with, and was satisfied to learn the same information from the mouth of every body there.
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 (5.48.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Pricchat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Gadhi, Jana, Jata, Kutuhala, Tad, Mukha, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.48.21). 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: “yaṃ yaṃ pṛcchatyasau gādhirjanaṃ jātakutūhalaḥ ”
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pṛcchatya -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
gādhir -
gādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jāta -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
kutūhalaḥ -
kutūhala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tasya tasya mukhādeva śrṛṇotyāsvādayatyapi ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mukhād -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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