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 7.21.6

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प्रवृत्तिलक्षणे धर्मे वर्तते यः श्रुतोचिते ।
अदूरवर्तिज्ञानत्वाज्ज्ञानबन्धुः स उच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

pravṛttilakṣaṇe dharme vartate yaḥ śrutocite |
adūravartijñānatvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate || 6 ||

He who persists in the performance of his righteous and ceremonial acts, as ordained by law (Srouta sastra) with an object of fruition, is termed a probationer in learning, and is near about to be crowned with knowledge.
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 (7.21.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lakshana, Dharma, Vartat, Yah, Shrut, Shruta, Ucita, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.6). 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: “pravṛttilakṣaṇe dharme vartate yaḥ śrutocite ”
pravṛtti -
pravṛtti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
lakṣaṇe -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śruto -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śrut (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śrut (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
ucite -
ucita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ucita (noun, neuter)

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

ucitā (noun, feminine)

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

√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [locative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √uc class 4 verb]
Line 2: “adūravartijñānatvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate ”
Cannot analyse adūravartijñānatvājjñānabandhuḥ*sa
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]