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 6.66.3

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अनवेक्ष्य वचः प्रश्नमुवाचाथ मुनीश्वरः ।
बोधयन्ति बलादेव सानुकम्पा हि साधवः ॥ ३ ॥

anavekṣya vacaḥ praśnamuvācātha munīśvaraḥ |
bodhayanti balādeva sānukampā hi sādhavaḥ || 3 ||

The sire of sages opened his mouth unasked by any body, and not waiting for the request of any one; because wise men are always kind hearted, and ready to communicate their knowledge to others of their own accord.
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 (6.66.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ano, Anu, Anava, Ekshya, Vaca, Vacas, Prashna, Atha, Munishvara, Bodhayat, Bodhayanti, Baladi, Sanukampa, Sadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.66.3). 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: “anavekṣya vacaḥ praśnamuvācātha munīśvaraḥ ”
anave -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single], [dative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single], [dative single]

anava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anava (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
ekṣya -
ekṣya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
praśnam -
praśna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
uvācā -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
munīśvaraḥ -
munīśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bodhayanti balādeva sānukampā hi sādhavaḥ ”
bodhayanti -
√budh -> bodhayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √budh]

√budh -> bodhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √budh], [vocative plural from √budh], [accusative plural from √budh]

√budh -> bodhayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √budh]

√budh (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
balāde -
balādi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

balādi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sānukampā* -
sānukampa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sānukampā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sādhavaḥ -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]