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 6.20.18

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कथमस्यां प्रभो जातौ जातस्य चिरजीविनः ।
आशापाशनिबद्धस्य विहगस्य विशोकिता ॥ १८ ॥

kathamasyāṃ prabho jātau jātasya cirajīvinaḥ |
āśāpāśanibaddhasya vihagasya viśokitā || 18 ||

How then, O venerable sir, can any sorrow or sickness betide us here, where we are born to be immortal, and rove freely in open air; and are free from those pains and sorrows, which betake those birds that are bound in snares of their desires, and are subject to their hopes and fears.
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 (6.20.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Prabha, Jata, Jati, Jatu, Cirajivin, Cirajivi, Ashapasha, Nibaddha, Vihaga, Visha, Vish, Uksh, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.20.18). 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: “kathamasyāṃ prabho jātau jātasya cirajīvinaḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
asyām -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[locative single]
prabho* -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jātau -
jāta (noun, masculine)

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

jāti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
jātasya -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
cirajīvinaḥ -
cirajīvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cirajīvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cirajīvī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “āśāpāśanibaddhasya vihagasya viśokitā ”
āśāpāśa -
āśāpāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśāpāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibaddhasya -
nibaddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nibaddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vihagasya -
vihaga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
viśo -
viśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√viś (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
itā -
itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]