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 6.62.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्र राघव वक्ष्येऽहमितिहासमिमं श्रृणु ।
यद्वृत्तं कस्यचिद्भिक्षोः किंचिन्मननशालिनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
atra rāghava vakṣye'hamitihāsamimaṃ śrṛṇu |
yadvṛttaṃ kasyacidbhikṣoḥ kiṃcinmananaśālinaḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha resumed:—Hear me relate to you, Rama, the story of a certain mendicant, who fostered some desire in his mind, and wandered through many migrations of his soul.
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 (6.62.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atra, Raghava, Vakshya, Aha, Asmad, Itihasa, Idam, Yadvritta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Bhikshu, Kincid, Kincit, Manana, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.62.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “atra rāghava vakṣye'hamitihāsamimaṃ śrṛṇu ”
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vakṣye' -
√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
itihāsam -
itihāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu
Line 3: “yadvṛttaṃ kasyacidbhikṣoḥ kiṃcinmananaśālinaḥ ”
yadvṛttam -
yadvṛtta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cid -
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]
bhikṣoḥ -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kiñcin -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

manana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālinaḥ -
śālin (noun, masculine)

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

śālin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]