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 6.39.21

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विचित्राः शक्तयो बह्व्यो नानाचारा मनोदशाम् ।
उपासते मामनिशं पत्न्यः कान्तमिवोत्तमम् ॥ २१ ॥

vicitrāḥ śaktayo bahvyo nānācārā manodaśām |
upāsate māmaniśaṃ patnyaḥ kāntamivottamam || 21 ||

He thinks of being possest of manifold and various powers and faculties, and is employed in a variety of actions according to the desires of the mind. He feels glad on being served by his wives and servants.
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 (6.39.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicitra, Shakti, Bahvi, Nana, Acara, Mana, Manas, Manu, Dasha, Upa, Asat, Mama, Nisham, Nisha, Patni, Kanta, Iva, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.39.21). 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: “vicitrāḥ śaktayo bahvyo nānācārā manodaśām ”
vicitrāḥ -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śaktayo* -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bahvyo* -
bahvī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acārā* -
acāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

acārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
daśām -
daśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “upāsate māmaniśaṃ patnyaḥ kāntamivottamam ”
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asate -
asat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
māma -
māma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
patnyaḥ -
patnī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kāntam -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

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

kāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]