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 6.10.9

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
मौर्ख्यमत्यन्तघनतामागतं समवस्थितम् ।
स्थावरादि तनु प्राप्तं कीदृशं भवति प्रभो ॥ ९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
maurkhyamatyantaghanatāmāgataṃ samavasthitam |
sthāvarādi tanu prāptaṃ kīdṛśaṃ bhavati prabho || 9 ||

Rama said I see sir, that when our ignorance becomes too gross and solid, it becomes as dull and solid as stone; but tell me O venerable sir, how it becomes as a fixed tree or any other immovable substance.
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 (6.10.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Maurkhya, Atyanta, Ghanata, Agata, Samavasthita, Sthavaradi, Tanu, Prapta, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.10.9). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “maurkhyamatyantaghanatāmāgataṃ samavasthitam ”
maurkhyam -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghanatām -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āgatam -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

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

āgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second dual]
samavasthitam -
samavasthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samavasthita (noun, neuter)

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

samavasthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “sthāvarādi tanu prāptaṃ kīdṛśaṃ bhavati prabho ”
sthāvarādi -
sthāvarādi (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

tanu (noun, neuter)

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

tanū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

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

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kīdṛśam -
kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kīdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]