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 6.126.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
सप्तानां योगभूमीनामभ्यासः क्रियते कथम् ।
कीदृशानि च चिह्नानि भूमिकां प्रति योगिनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
saptānāṃ yogabhūmīnāmabhyāsaḥ kriyate katham |
kīdṛśāni ca cihnāni bhūmikāṃ prati yoginaḥ || 1 ||

Rama said:—Tell me sir, the practices of the seven stages of yoga; and the characteristics of yogis in every stage.
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 (6.126.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Sapta, Yoga, Bhumi, Abhyasa, Kriyat, Katham, Katha, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Ani, Cihna, Bhumika, Prati, Yogin, Yogi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.126.1). 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: “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: “saptānāṃ yogabhūmīnāmabhyāsaḥ kriyate katham ”
saptānām -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

saptā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]
yoga -
yoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūmīnām -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhūmī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhūmī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
abhyāsaḥ -
abhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third 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]
Line 3: “kīdṛśāni ca cihnāni bhūmikāṃ prati yoginaḥ ”
kīdṛśā -
kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kīdṛś (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kīdṛś (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cihnāni -
cihna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūmikām -
bhūmikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

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

yogin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yogī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]