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 7.170.12

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जनं प्रियंवदं कुर्वत्प्रियमेव समाचरत् ।
पेशलं मधुरं स्निग्धमक्षुब्धमुदिताशयम् ॥ १२ ॥

janaṃ priyaṃvadaṃ kurvatpriyameva samācarat |
peśalaṃ madhuraṃ snigdhamakṣubdhamuditāśayam || 12 ||

He speaks and behaves kindly with all men, and doth them good only;and his words are always sweet and cooling, and without interested or selfish view.
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 (7.170.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jana, Priyamvada, Kurvat, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Eva, Sama, Acarat, Peshalam, Peshala, Madhuram, Madhura, Snigdham, Snigdha, Kshubdha, Udita, Ashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.170.12). 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: “janaṃ priyaṃvadaṃ kurvatpriyameva samācarat ”
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
priyaṃvadam -
priyaṃvada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priyaṃvada (noun, neuter)

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

priyaṃvadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kurvat -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kurvat (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samā -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
acarat -
acarat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

acarat (noun, neuter)

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

√car (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “peśalaṃ madhuraṃ snigdhamakṣubdhamuditāśayam ”
peśalam -
peśalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

peśala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

peśala (noun, neuter)

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

peśalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

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

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
snigdham -
snigdham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

snigdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

snigdha (noun, neuter)

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

snigdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣubdham -
kṣubdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣubdha (noun, neuter)

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

kṣubdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
uditā -
udita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

uditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
āśayam -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]