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 6.117.4

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जगतो न विवेदासौ कारणं चिन्तयन्नपि ।
अथैकदा पृच्छदसौ ब्रह्मलोकागतं मनुम् ॥ ४ ॥

jagato na vivedāsau kāraṇaṃ cintayannapi |
athaikadā pṛcchadasau brahmalokāgataṃ manum || 4 ||

He pondered long upon these thoughts, but was unable to find out the cause he so earnestly sought, and happening to meet the sage Manu one day, coming to him from Brahma-loka or the seat of Brahmans, he proposed the same queries to him.
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 (6.117.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Karana, Cinta, Yat, Api, Atha, Ekada, Pricchat, Brahmaloka, Agata, Manu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.117.4). 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: “jagato na vivedāsau kāraṇaṃ cintayannapi ”
jagato* -
jagat (noun, masculine)

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

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vivedā -
√vid (verb class 6)

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

√vid (verb class 7)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cinta -
cinta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yann -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “athaikadā pṛcchadasau brahmalokāgataṃ manum ”
athai -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ekadā -
ekadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pṛcchad -
pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

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

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
brahmalokā -
brahmaloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agatam -
agata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

agata (noun, neuter)

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

agatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]
manum -
manu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]