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 7.49.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परिपुष्टविवेकानां वासनामलमुज्झताम् ।
महत्ता महतामन्तः काप्यपूर्वैव जायते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
paripuṣṭavivekānāṃ vāsanāmalamujjhatām |
mahattā mahatāmantaḥ kāpyapūrvaiva jāyate || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Those that are stanch in their discernment of truth, and firm in the abandonment of their desires, are truly men of very great souls, and conscious of their greatness in themselves.
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 (7.49.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Paripushta, Viveka, Vasana, Alam, Ala, Ujjhat, Mahatta, Mahat, Mahata, Anta, Kapi, Kapya, Apurva, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.49.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (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: “paripuṣṭavivekānāṃ vāsanāmalamujjhatām ”
paripuṣṭa -
paripuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paripuṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vivekānām -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vāsanām -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ujjhatām -
√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √ujjh class 6 verb]

ujjhat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ujjhat (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ujjhat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√ujjh (verb class 6)

[imperative active third dual]
Line 3: “mahattā mahatāmantaḥ kāpyapūrvaiva jāyate ”
mahattā* -
mahattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāpya -
kāpī (noun, feminine)

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

kāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
apūrvai -
apūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

apūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]