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 6.22.51

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सर्गान्निरर्गलाचारान्क्वचित्कांश्चित्स्मराम्यहम् ।
ध्यातरि ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मन्ससुरासुरमानुषम् ॥ ५१ ॥

sargānnirargalācārānkvacitkāṃścitsmarāmyaham |
dhyātari brahmaṇo brahmansasurāsuramānuṣam || 51 ||

I remember also O Brahman! the laxity of manners and morals among the gods, demi gods and men since the beginning of the world.
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 (6.22.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarga, Ira, Ric, Ala, Acara, Kva, Acit, Kah, Cit, Aha, Asmad, Dhyatri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.22.51). 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: “sargānnirargalācārānkvacitkāṃścitsmarāmyaham ”
sargānn -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
irar -
irā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ir (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ṛg -
ṛc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
alā -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
acārān -
acāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
smarāmya -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dhyātari brahmaṇo brahmansasurāsuramānuṣam ”
dhyātari -
dhyātṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
brahmaṇo* -
Cannot analyse brahmansasurāsuramānuṣam