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 6.105.17

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योषित्स्तनवती रात्रौ वक्तव्यं किं मया पितुः ।
संसृतौ भवितव्यानामहो नु विषमा गतिः ॥ १७ ॥

yoṣitstanavatī rātrau vaktavyaṃ kiṃ mayā pituḥ |
saṃsṛtau bhavitavyānāmaho nu viṣamā gatiḥ || 17 ||

How shall I divulge to my father, the shame of my being a swollen breasted maid at night; and can I reconcile myself to my dire fate, throughout the course of my life. O how wonderful is the decree of fate, that we are fated to bear in this world in the course of time!
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 (6.105.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yoshit, Stanavati, Ratrau, Ratra, Vaktavya, Kim, Maya, Asmad, Pitri, Pitu, Samsriti, Bhavitavya, Ahan, Vishama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.105.17). 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: “yoṣitstanavatī rātrau vaktavyaṃ kiṃ mayā pituḥ ”
yoṣit -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vaktavyam -
vaktavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaktavya (noun, neuter)

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

vaktavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
pituḥ -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pitu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃsṛtau bhavitavyānāmaho nu viṣamā gatiḥ ”
saṃsṛtau -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
bhavitavyānām -
bhavitavya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhavitavya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhavitavyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viṣamā* -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]