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 6.17.2

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स्निग्धगम्भीरवचनः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषणः ।
करस्थबिल्वफलवत्प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः ॥ २ ॥

snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ |
karasthabilvaphalavatpratolitajagattrayaḥ || 2 ||

His voice was grave and mild, and his words were accompanied by a gentle smile, and he spoke of the three worlds, as if he balanced three beal fruits in his hands.
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 (6.17.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snigdha, Gambhira, Vacana, Smitapurva, Abhibha, Karastha, Bilva, Phalavat, Pratoli, Jagat, Traya, Tri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.17.2). 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: “snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ ”
snigdha -
snigdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

snigdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
gambhīra -
gambhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gambhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vacanaḥ -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smitapūrvā -
smitapūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

smitapūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

smitapūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhibhā -
abhibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṣa -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṇaḥ -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “karasthabilvaphalavatpratolitajagattrayaḥ ”
karastha -
karastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

karastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bilva -
bilva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bilva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalavat -
phalavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

phalavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pratoli -
pratolī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
trayaḥ -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]