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 7.206.5

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पूर्वे तस्यामभूद्राजा प्रज्ञप्तिरिति विश्रुतः ।
अनुरक्तजगद्भूतः शक्रः स्वर्ग इवापरः ॥ ५ ॥

pūrve tasyāmabhūdrājā prajñaptiriti viśrutaḥ |
anuraktajagadbhūtaḥ śakraḥ svarga ivāparaḥ || 5 ||

There formerly reigned a prince, known by the name of Prajnapti; who ruled on earth as the god Indra in heaven; and to whom this earth or land paid its homage.
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 (7.206.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Prajnapti, Iti, Vishruta, Anurakta, Jagat, Bhuta, Bhutas, Shakra, Svarga, Iva, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.206.5). 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: “pūrve tasyāmabhūdrājā prajñaptiriti viśrutaḥ ”
pūrve -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasyāma -
√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active first plural]
bhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active third single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prajñaptir -
prajñapti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
viśrutaḥ -
viśruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “anuraktajagadbhūtaḥ śakraḥ svarga ivāparaḥ ”
anurakta -
anurakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anurakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhūtaḥ -
bhūtas (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śakraḥ -
śakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svarga* -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aparaḥ -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]