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 6.77.3

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
कोऽसौ शिखिध्वजो नाम कथं वा लब्धवान्पदम् ।
एतन्मे कथय ब्रह्मन्भूयो बोधविवृद्धये ॥ ३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
ko'sau śikhidhvajo nāma kathaṃ vā labdhavānpadam |
etanme kathaya brahmanbhūyo bodhavivṛddhaye || 3 ||

Rama asked said:—Who was this Sikhidvaja, sir, and how did he maintain the firmness of his purpose? Please explain this fully to me for the edification of my understanding.
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 (6.77.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Kah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Shikhidhvaja, Naman, Katham, Katha, Var, Labdhavat, Pada, Etad, Asmad, Bodha, Vivriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.77.3). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “ko'sau śikhidhvajo nāma kathaṃ vā labdhavānpadam ”
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śikhidhvajo* -
śikhidhvaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
labdhavān -
labdhavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√labh -> labdhavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “etanme kathaya brahmanbhūyo bodhavivṛddhaye ”
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kathaya -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse brahmanbhūyo*bo
bodha -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vivṛddhaye -
vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]