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 7.23.2

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मङ्किर्नामाभवत्पूर्वं ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः ।
स कथं श्रृणु निर्वाणमाप्तवान्मद्विबोधितः ॥ २ ॥

maṅkirnāmābhavatpūrvaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ |
sa kathaṃ śrṛṇu nirvāṇamāptavānmadvibodhitaḥ || 2 ||

There lived once on a time before a Brahman named Manki, who was applauded for his devotion and steadfastness to holy vows.
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 (7.23.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manki, Naman, Purvam, Purva, Brahmana, Samshitavrata, Katham, Katha, Nirvana, Apta, Vat, Asmad, Vibodhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.23.2). 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: “maṅkirnāmābhavatpūrvaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ ”
maṅkir -
maṅki (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brāhmaṇaḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃśitavrataḥ -
saṃśitavrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sa kathaṃ śrṛṇu nirvāṇamāptavānmadvibodhitaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*ni
nirvāṇam -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āpta -
āpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
mad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
vibodhitaḥ -
vibodhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]