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 5.61.43

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सुरघुरुवाच ।
भगवन्नियतेरस्या गतिं सर्पगतेरिव ।
दैविक्याः को हि जानाति गम्भीरां विस्मयप्रदाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

suraghuruvāca |
bhagavanniyaterasyā gatiṃ sarpagateriva |
daivikyāḥ ko hi jānāti gambhīrāṃ vismayapradām || 43 ||

Suraghu replied:—Yes, sir, the course of destiny is as crooked as that of a serpent; nor is there any man that can penetrate into the depth of the mysterious nature of destiny.
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 (5.61.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sura, Ghu, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Iyat, Iyata, Irasya, Gati, Sarpagati, Iva, Daiviki, Kah, Gambhira, Vismaya, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.61.43). 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: “suraghuruvāca ”
sura -
sura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ghur -
ghu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bhagavanniyaterasyā gatiṃ sarpagateriva ”
bhagavann -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
irasyā* -
irasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatim -
gati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sarpagater -
sarpagati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “daivikyāḥ ko hi jānāti gambhīrāṃ vismayapradām ”
daivikyāḥ -
daivikī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
gambhīrām -
gambhīrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vismaya -
vismaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vismaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradām -
pradā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]