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 5.90.3

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ब्रह्मण्यस्तं गते चित्ते कस्य मैत्र्यादयो गुणाः ।
क्व वा परिस्फुरन्तीति वद मे वदतां वर ॥ ३ ॥

brahmaṇyastaṃ gate citte kasya maitryādayo guṇāḥ |
kva vā parisphurantīti vada me vadatāṃ vara || 3 ||

Tell me Sir, that art the best of speakers, how can the feelings of universal love and friendliness, arise in the heart which is wholly cold and quiet, or in the mind which is entranced in the divine spirit?
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 (5.90.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmanya, Gat, Gata, Gati, Citta, Citti, Kah, Kim, Maitrya, Aya, Ayas, Guna, Kva, Pari, Sphurat, Sphuranti, Iti, Vada, Asmad, Vadat, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.90.3). 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: “brahmaṇyastaṃ gate citte kasya maitryādayo guṇāḥ ”
brahmaṇyas -
brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gate -
gat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
citte -
citta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

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

citti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
maitryād -
maitrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayo* -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
guṇāḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “kva vā parisphurantīti vada me vadatāṃ vara ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sphurantī -
sphurantī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sphurantī (noun, feminine)

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

sphurantī (noun, neuter)

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

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vadatām -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]