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 6.14.3

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तस्याहं मानसः पुत्रो वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठचेष्टितः ।
ऋक्षचक्रे ध्रुवधृते निवसामि युगं प्रति ॥ ३ ॥

tasyāhaṃ mānasaḥ putro vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaceṣṭitaḥ |
ṛkṣacakre dhruvadhṛte nivasāmi yugaṃ prati || 3 ||

This divine being brought me forth from his mind, where fore I am called the manasaputra or progeny of the mind, of the mind of this holy personage. He made me settle first in the fixed polar circle of the starry frame, I viewed the revolutions of the planetary spheres, and the successive Manvantaras before me.
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 (6.14.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Aha, Asmad, Manasa, Putra, Vasishtha, Shreshtha, Ceshtita, Rikshacakra, Dhruva, Dhrit, Dhrita, Dhriti, Yuga, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.14.3). 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: “tasyāhaṃ mānasaḥ putro vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaceṣṭitaḥ ”
tasyā -
√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]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mānasaḥ -
mānasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
putro* -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vasiṣṭhaḥ -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreṣṭha -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceṣṭitaḥ -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ]
Line 2: “ṛkṣacakre dhruvadhṛte nivasāmi yugaṃ prati ”
ṛkṣacakre -
ṛkṣacakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛkṣacakra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhru (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
dhṛte -
dhṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

dhṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vasāmi -
√vas (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
yugam -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]