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 5.78.5

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा शौक्ल्यहिमे राम तिलतैललवौ यथा ।
यथा कुसुमसौगन्ध्ये तथौष्ण्यदहनौ यथा ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathā śauklyahime rāma tilatailalavau yathā |
yathā kusumasaugandhye tathauṣṇyadahanau yathā || 5 ||

Vasishtha answered said:—Know Rama, as whiteness is concomitant with snow, and oil is associated with sesamum seeds; and fragrance is attendant upon flowers and the flame is coexistent with fire.
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 (5.78.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Shauklya, Hima, Rama, Tilataila, Lava, Lavi, Kusuma, Saugandhya, Tatha, Aushnya, Dahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.5). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “yathā śauklyahime rāma tilatailalavau yathā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śauklya -
śauklya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hime -
hima (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hima (noun, neuter)

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

himā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
tilataila -
tilataila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lavau -
lava (noun, masculine)

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

lavi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lavi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “yathā kusumasaugandhye tathauṣṇyadahanau yathā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kusuma -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kusuma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saugandhye -
saugandhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tathau -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

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

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
auṣṇya -
auṣṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dahanau -
dahana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]